| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5022493 | Comptes Rendus Mécanique | 2017 | 21 Pages |
Abstract
We present in this article the work of Henri Bénard (1874-1939), a French physicist who began the systematic experimental study of two hydrodynamic systems: the thermal convection of fluids heated from below (the Rayleigh-Bénard convection and the Bénard-Marangoni convection) and the periodical vortex shedding behind a bluff body in a flow (the Bénard-Kármán vortex street). Across his scientific biography, we review the interplay between experiments and theory in these two major subjects of fluid mechanics.
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Authors
José Eduardo Wesfreid,