Questing · 2026-09-06 · Fluid Dynamics · Zero Dependencies

Plume

Heat the bottom. Cool the top. Watch a fluid decide it is more efficient to move than to conduct — and self-organize into rising amber plumes and sinking teal sheets.

Ra 5000 Nu 1.00 t 0.00 Conduction
Cold
Hot

Click: hot plume · Shift+click: cold blob · Ra > 1708 triggers convection

▲ Rac = 1708 (Rayleigh-Bénard critical threshold)