.. _sphx_glr_api_gallery_fluids_convection:

Convection
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Rayleigh-Bénard convection in a layer heated from below: the linear onset
of convection for stress-free and rigid walls, and the nonlinear
convection rolls that carry heat above it.


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  :doc:`/api/gallery/fluids/convection/plot_rayleigh_benard_onset`

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   /api/gallery/fluids/convection/plot_rayleigh_benard_onset