Published August 2003
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Journal article
Suppression of the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in the presence of a magnetic field
Creators
- 1. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08543 (United States)
Description
We present numerical evidence from two dimensional simulations that the growth of the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability is suppressed in the presence of a magnetic field. A bifurcation occurs during the refraction of the incident shock on the density interface which transports baroclinically generated vorticity away from the interface to a pair of slow or intermediate magnetosonic shocks. Consequently, the density interface is devoid of vorticity and its growth and associated mixing is completely suppressed
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1591188;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of Fluids (1994)
- Journal Volume
- 15
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Journal Page Range
- p. L53-L56
- ISSN
- 1070-6631
- CODEN
- PHFLE6
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35052058
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIFURCATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA INSTABILITY; SHOCK WAVES; SIMULATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INSTABILITY; MECHANICS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2003 American Institute of Physics.