Direct simulation Monte Carlo investigation of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability
Abstract
In this paper, the Rayleigh-Taylor instability (RTI) is investigated using the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method of molecular gas dynamics. Here, fully resolved two-dimensional DSMC RTI simulations are performed to quantify the growth of flat and single-mode perturbed interfaces between two atmospheric-pressure monatomic gases as a function of the Atwood number and the gravitational acceleration. The DSMC simulations reproduce many qualitative features of the growth of the mixing layer and are in reasonable quantitative agreement with theoretical and empirical models in the linear, nonlinear, and self-similar regimes. In some of the simulations at late times, the instability enters the self-similar regime, in agreement with experimental observations. Finally, for the conditions simulated, diffusion can influence the initial instability growth significantly.
- Authors:
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- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Engineering Sciences Center
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Computing Research Center
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1339256
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1313260
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2016-1868J
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-990X; 619643; TRN: US1701676
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review Fluids
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 1; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-990X
- Publisher:
- APS
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Gallis, M. A., Koehler, T. P., Torczynski, J. R., and Plimpton, S. J. Direct simulation Monte Carlo investigation of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.1.043403.
Gallis, M. A., Koehler, T. P., Torczynski, J. R., & Plimpton, S. J. Direct simulation Monte Carlo investigation of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.1.043403
Gallis, M. A., Koehler, T. P., Torczynski, J. R., and Plimpton, S. J. Wed .
"Direct simulation Monte Carlo investigation of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.1.043403. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1339256.
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title = {Direct simulation Monte Carlo investigation of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability},
author = {Gallis, M. A. and Koehler, T. P. and Torczynski, J. R. and Plimpton, S. J.},
abstractNote = {In this paper, the Rayleigh-Taylor instability (RTI) is investigated using the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method of molecular gas dynamics. Here, fully resolved two-dimensional DSMC RTI simulations are performed to quantify the growth of flat and single-mode perturbed interfaces between two atmospheric-pressure monatomic gases as a function of the Atwood number and the gravitational acceleration. The DSMC simulations reproduce many qualitative features of the growth of the mixing layer and are in reasonable quantitative agreement with theoretical and empirical models in the linear, nonlinear, and self-similar regimes. In some of the simulations at late times, the instability enters the self-similar regime, in agreement with experimental observations. Finally, for the conditions simulated, diffusion can influence the initial instability growth significantly.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevFluids.1.043403},
journal = {Physical Review Fluids},
number = 4,
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Aug 31 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
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