 Thermal boundary layer (source code)

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= Thermal boundary layer
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A <thermal boundary layer> is a thin region in which <temperature> changes rapidly and <thermal conduction> remains important. Its thickness can be estimated by balancing thermal diffusion against <advection> or by requiring a local <Rayleigh number> to be near its critical value.

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