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Normal velocity freeze-out of the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability when a rarefaction is reflected

J. G. Wouchuk*

T. Sano

  • E.T.S.I. Industriales, Instituto de Investigaciones Energéticas and CYTEMA, Universidad de Castilla–La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain

  • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

  • *gustavo.wouchuk@uclm.es
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Phys. Rev. E 91, 023005 – Published 5 February, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.91.023005

Abstract

The Richtmyer-Meshkov instability (RMI) develops when a shock front hits a rippled contact surface separating two different fluids. After the incident shock refraction, a transmitted shock is always formed and another shock or a rarefaction is reflected back. The pressure-entropy-vorticity fields generated by the rippled wave fronts are responsible for the generation of hydrodynamic perturbations in both fluids. In linear theory, the contact surface ripple reaches an asymptotic normal velocity which is dependent on the incident shock Mach number, fluids density ratio, and compressibilities. It was speculated in the past about the possibility of getting a zero value for the asymptotic normal velocity, a phenomenon that was called “freeze-out” [G. Fraley, Phys. Fluids 29, 376 (1986); K. Mikaelian, Phys. Fluids 6, 356 (1994), A. L. Velikovich et al., Phys. Plasmas 8, 592 (2001)]. In a previous paper, freeze-out was studied for the case when a shock is reflected at the contact surface [J. G. Wouchuk and K. Nishihara, Phys. Rev. E 70, 026305 (2004)]. In this work the freeze-out of the RMI is studied for the case in which a rarefaction is reflected back. Two different regimes are found: nearly equal preshock densities at the interface at any shock intensity, and very large density difference for strong shocks. The contour curves that relate shock Mach number and preshock density ratio are obtained in both regimes for fluids with equal and different compressibilities. An analysis of the temporal evolution of different cases of freeze-out is shown. It is seen that the freeze-out is the result of the interaction between the unstable interface and the rippled wave fronts. As a general and qualitative criterion to look for freeze-out situations, it is seen that a necessary condition for freeze-out is the same orientation for the tangential velocities generated at each side of the contact surface at t=0+. A comparison with the results of previous works is also shown.

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Phys. Rev. E 91, 023005– Published 5 February, 2015
  • Received 4 November 2014

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