Image: Laminar-turbulent transition

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Description: This Schlieren photograph shows the thermal convection plume rising from an ordinary candle in still air. The plume is initially laminar, but transition to turbulence occurs in the upper 1/3 of the image. The image was made using the 1-meter-diameter schlieren mirror of Floviz Inc. by Dr. Gary Settles
Title: Laminar-turbulent transition
Credit: Own work
Author: Gary Settles
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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