Rayleigh-Bénard convections

A form of Rayleigh-Bénard convection — A type of natural convection, occurring in a planar horizontal layer of fluid heated from below, in which the fluid develops a regular pattern of convection cells known as Bénard cells.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of Rayleigh-Bénard convection
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