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Edited: Jul 12, 2023

What is the significance of Rayleigh number?

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Ans: The Rayleigh number is a product of Grashof number and Prandtl number.

It can be seen as the ratio of the buoyancy forces and the product of the thermal and momentum diffusivity.

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