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Put $a=6\alpha /5$ and $\lambda =R/B$, so that $B=aZ$ and $R=\lambda aZ$ with constant $\lambda \ge 1$. The volume balance givesConsequentlyFor the definition of $C_t$ printed in the question, using $g_p$ in its denominator, the starting-plume thermal Froude-number ratio isAll factors are constant in the self-similar starting plume. This expression decreases strictly with $\lambda >0$, givingThe stronger bound requested in the PDF does not follow from its stated definition and $R\ge B$. For example, $\lambda =1$ already contradicts that bound. If instead the thermal Froude number is normalized by its own reduced gravity, ${\tilde{C}}_t=U/\sqrt{g_{t}R}$, the preceding result $g_t=9g_p/4$ supplies the missing factor $2/3$:The inequality is strict for $R>B$, with equality allowed by the stated endpoint $R=B$. This alternative normalization recovers the numerical bound while keeping the distinction between the plume and thermal reduced gravities explicit.