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T HE R ICHTMYER-M ESHKOV I NSTABILITY
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▪ Abstract The Richtmyer-Meshkov instability arises when a shock wave interacts with an interface separating two different fluids. It combines compressible phenomena, such as shock interaction and refraction, with hydrodynamic instability, including nonlinear growth and subsequent transition to turbulence, across a wide range of Mach numbers. This review focuses on the basic physical processes underlying the onset and development of the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in simple geometries. It examines the principal theoretical results along with their experimental and numerical validation. It also discusses the different experimental approaches and techniques and how they can be used to resolve outstanding issues in this field.
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Shih, C.-Y., Shugaev, M. V., Wu, C., & Zhigilei, L. V. (2020) · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics · doi:10.1039/d0cp00608d · Cited by 136
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- Authors
- Brouillette, M.
- Venue
- Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2002-01
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 445-468
- ISSN
- 0066-4189 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-4479
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- W1898394801
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- 761
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- 1.26
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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