Observation of dual-mode, Kelvin-Helmholtz instability vortex merger in a compressible flow

Wan, W. C.; Malamud, Guy; Shimony, A.; Di Stefano, C. A.; Trantham, M. R.; Klein, S. R.; Shvarts, D.; Drake, R. P.; Kuranz, C. C.

doi:10.1063/1.4982061

Title: Observation of dual-mode, Kelvin-Helmholtz instability vortex merger in a compressible flow

Journal Article · Tue Apr 25 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4982061· OSTI ID:1444110

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Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); Nuclear Research Center, Negev (Israel)
Nuclear Research Center, Negev (Israel); Ben Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva (Israel)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); Nuclear Research Center, Negev (Israel); Ben Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva (Israel)

Here, we report the first observations of Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices evolving from well-characterized, dual-mode initial conditions in a steady, supersonic flow. The results provide the first measurements of the instability's vortex merger rate and supplement data on the inhibition of the instability's growth rate in a compressible flow. These experimental data were obtained by sustaining a shockwave over a foam-plastic interface with a precision-machined seed perturbation. This technique produced a strong shear layer between two plasmas at high-energy-density conditions. The system was diagnosed using x-ray radiography and was well-reproduced using hydrodynamic simulations. Experimental measurements imply that we observed the anticipated vortex merger rate and growth inhibition for supersonic shear flow.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003527; NA0002719; NA0002956; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1444110

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1361851

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 24, Issue 5; ISSN 1070-664X

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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