Hydrodynamic Instabilities and Turbulence Rayleigh–Taylor, Richtmyer–Meshkov, and Kelvin–Helmholtz Mixing
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1 Fundamentals
- 1 A first glimpse of Rayleigh–Taylor, Richtmyer–Meshkov, and Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities
- 2 The linear stage for a singlemode
- 3 The nonlinear stage for a singlemode
- 4 Multimode instabilities: Linear and nonlinear regimes
- 5 Global features from the lens of integrated mixingmeasurements
- 6 Internal dynamics from the lens of statistical mixingmeasurements
- 7 Elementary aspects of turbulent flows
- 8 Transition to turbulence
- Part 2 Hydrodynamics of Complex Flows
- Part 3 From the Microscopic to Cosmic Scales
- References
- Index
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1 Fundamentals
- 1 A first glimpse of Rayleigh–Taylor, Richtmyer–Meshkov, and Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities
- 2 The linear stage for a singlemode
- 3 The nonlinear stage for a singlemode
- 4 Multimode instabilities: Linear and nonlinear regimes
- 5 Global features from the lens of integrated mixingmeasurements
- 6 Internal dynamics from the lens of statistical mixingmeasurements
- 7 Elementary aspects of turbulent flows
- 8 Transition to turbulence
- Part 2 Hydrodynamics of Complex Flows
- Part 3 From the Microscopic to Cosmic Scales
- References
- Index
Summary
I will describe the earlier efforts in both hydrodynamic instability and turbulence mixing research and provide a broad non-mathematical overview of the significance of turbulence mixing on scientific and engineering applications. I will briefly explain several varied applications in which hydrodynamic instability plays a critical role, namely, inertial confinement fusion (ICF), supernova explosions, solar prominences, paintings, and combustions and detonations, among others, to provide the reader with an idea of what will be discussed later in the book.
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- Hydrodynamic Instabilities and TurbulenceRayleigh–Taylor, Richtmyer–Meshkov, and Kelvin–Helmholtz Mixing, pp. 3 - 15Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024