One type of this phenomenon leads to the formation of Benard cells and is named for Benard and Rayleigh. An approximation use
One type of this phenomenon leads to the formation of Benard cells and is named for Benard and Rayleigh. An approximation useful for modeling this process holds density constant except in gravitational terms and is named for Boussinesq. This behavior occurs when the Rayleigh number is high. The natural type is governed by the Grashof number, which relates the buoyant and viscous forces, and occurs when flow is caused by temperature-driven density differences, as in the air around a fire. FTP, name this thermal energy transfer process that creates its namesake currents and occurs with the movement of a heated fluid.
One type of this phenomenon leads to the formation of Benard cells and is named for Benard and Rayleigh.
convection [or convective flow; accept other word forms]