Reshocks, rarefactions, and the generalized Layzer model for hydrodynamic instabilities
Journal Article
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· Physics of Fluids, vol. 21, no. 2, February 5, 2009, pp. 024103-1thru16
OSTI ID:948654
We report numerical simulations and analytic modeling of shock tube experiments on Rayleigh-Taylor and Richtmyer-Meshkov instabilities. We examine single interfaces of the type A/B where the incident shock is initiated in A and the transmitted shock proceeds into B. Examples are He/air and air/He. In addition, we study finite-thickness or double-interface A/B/A configurations like air/SF{sub 6}/air gas-curtain experiments. We first consider conventional shock tubes that have a 'fixed' boundary: A solid endwall which reflects the transmitted shock and reshocks the interface(s). Then we focus on new experiments with a 'free' boundary--a membrane disrupted mechanically or by the transmitted shock, sending back a rarefaction towards the interface(s). Complex acceleration histories are achieved, relevant for Inertial Confinement Fusion implosions. We compare our simulation results with a generalized Layzer model for two fluids with time-dependent densities, and derive a new freeze-out condition whereby accelerating and compressive forces cancel each other out. Except for the recently reported failures of the Layzer model, the generalized Layzer model and hydrocode simulations for reshocks and rarefactions agree well with each other, and remain to be verified experimentally.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 948654
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-404785
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Fluids, vol. 21, no. 2, February 5, 2009, pp. 024103-1thru16, Journal Name: Physics of Fluids, vol. 21, no. 2, February 5, 2009, pp. 024103-1thru16 Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 21
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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