Rayleigh-Bénard convection

== English == === Etymology === Named after Henri Bénard and John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh. === Noun === Rayleigh-Bénard convection (countable and uncountable, plural Rayleigh-Bénard convections) (physics) 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. === Further reading === Rayleigh-Bénard convection on Wikipedia.Wikipedia