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Evolution of the Rayleigh–Taylor instability in the mixing zone between gases of different densities in a field of variable acceleration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2004

S.G. ZAYTSEV ,
V.V. KRIVETS ,
I.M. MAZILIN ,
S.N. TITOV ,
E.I. CHEBOTAREVA ,
V.V. NIKISHIN ,
V.F. TISHKIN ,
S. BOUQUET  and
J.-F. HAAS
S.G. ZAYTSEV
Affiliation:
Krzhizhanovsky Power Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia
V.V. KRIVETS
Affiliation:
Krzhizhanovsky Power Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia
I.M. MAZILIN
Affiliation:
Krzhizhanovsky Power Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia
S.N. TITOV
Affiliation:
Krzhizhanovsky Power Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia
E.I. CHEBOTAREVA
Affiliation:
Krzhizhanovsky Power Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia
V.V. NIKISHIN
Affiliation:
Institute of Mathematical Modeling, Moscow, Russia
V.F. TISHKIN
Affiliation:
Institute of Mathematical Modeling, Moscow, Russia
S. BOUQUET
Affiliation:
Commissariat à I'Energie Atomique, Bruyères le Châtel, France
J.-F. HAAS
Affiliation:
Commissariat à I'Energie Atomique, Bruyères le Châtel, France
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Abstract

The interaction of the mixing zone between two gases of different densities with compression waves and shock waves has been investigated. The characteristics of the mixing zone in which the Rayleigh–Taylor instability is developing have been analyzed. The evolution of the mixing zone volume and mass during the accelerated motion has been defined. A qualitative distinction in the evolution of the mixing zone under the influence of a continuous deceleration resulting from the interaction with the reflected compression wave—shockless deceleration—is revealed as compared to deceleration that is accompanied by appearance of a shock wave moving through the mixing zone—shock-induced deceleration.

Keywords

Compression wavesMixing zoneShock wavesVariable acceleration
Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , July 2003 , pp. 393 - 402
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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