Suppression of Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability via Special Pairs of Shocks and Phase Transitions

Schill, W.  J.; Armstrong, M.  R.; Nguyen, J.  H.; Sterbentz, D.  M.; White, D.  A.; Benedict, L.  X.; Rieben, R.  N.; Hoff, A.; Lorenzana, H.  E.; Belof, J.  L.; La Lone, B.  M.; Staska, M.  D.

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.132.024001

Suppression of Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability via Special Pairs of Shocks and Phase Transitions

Journal Article · Tue Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 2024 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.132.024001· OSTI ID:2406150

^[1]; Armstrong, M. R. ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]; White, D. A. ^[1]; Benedict, L. X. ^[1]; Rieben, R. N. ^[1]; ^[1]; Lorenzana, H. E. ^[1]; Belof, J. L. ^[1]; La Lone, B. M. ^[2]; Staska, M. D. ^[2]

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), Santa Barbara, CA (United States). Special Technologies Laboratory (STL)

The classical Richtmyer-Meshkov instability (RMI) is a hydrodynamic instability characterizing the evolution of an interface following shock loading. In contrast to other hydrodynamic instabilities such as Rayleigh-Taylor, it is known for being unconditionally unstable: regardless of the direction of shock passage, any deviations from a flat interface will be amplified. In this article, we show that for negative Atwood numbers, there exist special sequences of shocks which result in a nearly perfectly suppressed instability growth. Here, we demonstrate this principle computationally and experimentally with stepped fliers and phase transition materials. A fascinating immediate corollary is that in specific instances, a phase-transitioning material may self-suppress RMI.

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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:: 2406150

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2281030

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-846621; 1070187

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 132; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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