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Convergent Richtmyer-Meshkov instability of a heavy gas layer with perturbed outer interface. (English) Zbl 1430.76196

Summary: The evolution of an \(SF_6\) layer surrounded by air is experimentally studied in a semi-annular convergent shock tube by high-speed schlieren photography. The gas layer with a sinusoidal outer interface and a circular inner interface is realized by the soap-film technique such that the initial condition is well controlled. Results show that the thicker the gas layer, the weaker the interface-coupling effect and the slower the evolution of the outer interface. Induced by the distorted transmitted shock and the interface coupling, the inner interface exhibits a slow perturbation growth which can be largely suppressed by reducing the layer thickness. After the reshock, the inner perturbation increases linearly at a growth rate independent of the initial layer thickness as well as of the outer perturbation amplitude and wavelength, and the growth rate can be well predicted by the model of K. O. Mikaelian [Physica D 36, No. 3, 343-357 (1989; Zbl 0692.76052)] with an empirical coefficient of 0.31. After the linear stage, the growth rate decreases continuously, and finally the perturbation freezes at a constant amplitude caused by the successive stagnation of spikes and bubbles. The convergent geometry constraint as well as the very weak compressibility at late stages are responsible for this instability freeze-out.

MSC:

76E30 Nonlinear effects in hydrodynamic stability
76L05 Shock waves and blast waves in fluid mechanics
76E17 Interfacial stability and instability in hydrodynamic stability

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Zbl 0692.76052
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