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Richtmyer–Meshkov instability on a dual-mode interface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2020

Xisheng Luo Open the ORCID record for Xisheng Luo [Opens in a new window] ,
Lili Liu ,
Yu Liang Open the ORCID record for Yu Liang [Opens in a new window] ,
Juchun Ding Open the ORCID record for Juchun Ding [Opens in a new window]  and
Chih-yung Wen Open the ORCID record for Chih-yung Wen [Opens in a new window]
Xisheng Luo
Affiliation:
Advanced Propulsion Laboratory, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, PR China
Lili Liu
Affiliation:
Advanced Propulsion Laboratory, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, PR China
Yu Liang
Affiliation:
Advanced Propulsion Laboratory, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, PR China
Juchun Ding*
Affiliation:
Advanced Propulsion Laboratory, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, PR China
Chih-yung Wen
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Interdisciplinary Division of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, PR China
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†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

We report the first shock-tube experiments on dual-mode Richtmyer–Meshkov instability (RMI). An extended soap-film technique is adopted to generate a dual-mode gaseous interface such that its initial wavenumber ($k_0$) and phase of the fundamental waves are well controlled. By extracting interfacial contours from the distinct schlieren images, a Fourier analysis is performed from linear to weakly nonlinear stages and the growth of each basic wave is obtained. A noticeable difference between the growth of each basic mode and the corresponding single-mode RMI is observed, which suggests evident mode coupling effects in the dual-mode RMI. For dual-mode interfaces with in-phase $k_0$ and $k_0/2$ waves, the mode coupling suppresses (promotes) the growth of the $k_0$ ($k_0/2$) mode, while for interfaces with anti-phase $k_0$ and $k_0/2$ modes, the growth of the $k_0$ ($k_0/2$) mode is weakly influenced (evidently inhibited). However, for the combination of $k_0$ and $k_0/3$ waves, the mode coupling has a negligible influence on the growth of each basic wave. The modal theory of Haan (Phys. Fluids B, vol. 3, 1991, pp. 2349–2355), originally for multi-mode Rayleigh–Taylor instability, is reformulated for the dual-mode RMI, and it is found that this model overestimates the present experimental results for ignoring the nonlinear saturation. This model is then modified by accounting for both the mode coupling and nonlinear saturation, which well predicts the experimental results not only for the growth of the basic waves but also for the growth of second harmonics.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 905 , 25 December 2020 , A5
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