EXPERIMENTS ON THE GROWTH RATE OF SURFACE INSTABILITIES IN A LINEAR PINCHED DISCHARGE

Journal Article · Tue Sep 20 04:00:00 EDT 1960 · Proc. Roy. Soc. (London)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1960.0158· OSTI ID:4128768

Curzon, F L; Folkierski, A; Latham, R; Nation, J A

Photographic observations on the growth of surface instabilities in a linear-pinched discharge are presented, and numerical results on the growth rates are deduced from them. These are discussed with reference to the various theoretical studies made. It is shown that the Layleigh-Taylor type of instability is likely to be the dominant process and an attempt is made to compare the observed growth rates with those predicted. (auth)

• Research Organization: Imperial Coll., London
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-14-026372
• OSTI ID: 4128768
• Journal Information: Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), Journal Name: Proc. Roy. Soc. (London) Vol. Vol: A257
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

DENSITY
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
LIQUID FLOW
MEASURED VALUES
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
PINCH
RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY
STABILITY
SURFACES
VARIATIONS