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Evolution of the density self-correlation in developing Richtmyer–Meshkov turbulence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2013

C. D. Tomkins ,
B. J. Balakumar ,
G. Orlicz ,
K. P. Prestridge  and
J. R. Ristorcelli
C. D. Tomkins*
Affiliation:
Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
B. J. Balakumar
Affiliation:
Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
G. Orlicz
Affiliation:
Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
K. P. Prestridge
Affiliation:
Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
J. R. Ristorcelli
Affiliation:
Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
*
†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Turbulent mixing in a Richtmyer–Meshkov unstable light–heavy–light (air–${\mathrm{SF} }_{6} $–air) fluid layer subjected to a shock (Mach 1.20) and a reshock (Mach 1.14) is investigated using ensemble statistics obtained from simultaneous velocity–density measurements. The mixing is driven by an unstable array of initially symmetric vortices that induce rapid material mixing and create smaller-scale vortices. After reshock the flow appears to transition to a turbulent (likely three-dimensional) state, at which time our planar measurements are used to probe the developing flow field. The density self-correlation $b= - \langle \rho v\rangle $ (where $\rho $ and $v$ are the fluctuating density and specific volume, respectively) and terms in its evolution equation are directly measured experimentally for the first time. Amongst other things, it is found that production terms in the $b$ equation are balanced by the dissipation terms, suggesting a form of equilibrium in $b$. Simultaneous velocity measurements are used to probe the state of the incipient turbulence. A length-scale analysis suggests that an inertial range is beginning to form, consistent with the onset of a mixing transition. The developing turbulence is observed to reduce non-Boussinesq effects in the flow, which are found to be small over much of the layer after reshock. Second-order two-point structure functions of the density field exhibit a power-law behaviour with a steeper exponent than the standard $2/ 3$ power found in canonical turbulence. The absence of a significant $2/ 3$ region is observed to be consistent with the state of the flow, and the emergence of the steeper power-law region is discussed.

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Instability: Transition to turbulence Turbulent Flows: Turbulence modelling Mixing: Turbulent mixing
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 735 , 25 November 2013 , pp. 288 - 306
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