Published November 1989 | Version v1
Journal article Metadata-only

Kinetic energy generated by the incompressible Richtmyer--Meshkov instability in a continuously stratified fluid

Creators

  • 1. California Institute of Technology, Department of Applied Mathematics, Pasadena, California 91125 (USA)

Description

The problem of calculating the kinetic energy created by impulsive acceleration of an incompressible continuously stratified fluid is formulated. Solutions are obtained for small density perturbations and a particular profile for various Atwood numbers and length scales. The kinetic energy is reduced when the undisturbed density variation is more diffuse

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Fluids A
Journal Volume
1
Journal Issue
11
Series
Phys. Fluids A.
Journal Page Range
1767-1771
ISSN
0899-8213
CODEN
PFADE

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21021205
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; DENSITY; FLUIDS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; INSTABILITY; KINETIC ENERGY; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; SIMULATION; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY; FLUID FLOW; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES