Grashof number
Summary
The Grashof number is the dimensionless number that compares buoyancy with viscous forces in natural convection. It plays for natural convection the role that the Reynolds number plays for forced convection. Its product with the Prandtl number is the Rayleigh number.
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| Kind | concept |
| Writing | W0 stub |
| MSC | 76R10, 80A19 |
| Specializes | Dimensionless numbers in fluid mechanics |
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| Changed | 3 November 2026 |
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