Visualisations

Pictures

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Rayleigh-Bénard convection

air, Ra=630000

 

sodium, Ra=12000

internally heated fluid layer

 

RaI=4*106
RaI=108

 

Animations

This site provides animations of the instantaneous temperature field in vertical and horizontal cuts.

Rayleigh-Bénard convection in air

 
 

 

Internally heated fluid layer