Design optimization for Richtmyer–Meshkov instability suppression at shock-compressed material interfaces

Sterbentz, Dane M.; Jekel, Charles F.; White, Daniel A.; Aubry, Sylvie; Lorenzana, Hector E.; Belof, Jonathan L.

doi:10.1063/5.0100100

Design optimization for Richtmyer–Meshkov instability suppression at shock-compressed material interfaces

Journal Article · Wed Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Physics of Fluids

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0100100· OSTI ID:1902020

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

We report the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability (RMI) is a phenomenon that occurs at the interface of two substances of different densities due to an impulsive acceleration, such as a shock wave passing through this interface. Under these conditions, the instability can be seen as interface perturbations begin to grow into narrow jets or spikes of one substance that propagate into the other. In some cases, this interface may involve an elastic–plastic material, which can play a significant role in the development and behavior of the RMI. The ability to effectively control RMI jetting and spike growth is one major limiting factor in technological challenges, such as inertial confinement fusion, that involve using high-pressure shock waves to implode a fuel target. The propagation of RMI growth can lead to increased asymmetry in this implosion process and significantly reduce the obtained energy yield. We use hydrodynamics simulations of impactor shock-compression experiments and methods based in design optimization to suppress RMI spike growth by altering the geometry and other properties of a shock-compressed elastic–plastic material target that shares an interface with atmospheric air. These hydrodynamics simulations use an arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian method with a high-order finite element approach. Our results demonstrate that RMI suppression can be achieved by intentionally creating a separate upstream interface instability to counteract the growth of long narrow RMI spikes at an interface with initial perturbations.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1902020

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1880724

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-835183; 1052770

Journal Information:: Physics of Fluids, Journal Name: Physics of Fluids Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 34; ISSN 1070-6631

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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