Rayleigh–Taylor and Richtmyer–Meshkov instabilities: a journey through scales

Y Zhou, RJR Williams, P Ramaprabhu, M Groom… - Physica D: Nonlinear …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrodynamic instabilities such as Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) and Richtmyer–Meshkov (RM)
instabilities usually appear in conjunction with the Kelvin–Helmholtz (KH) instability and are …

Rayleigh–Taylor and Richtmyer–Meshkov instability induced flow, turbulence, and mixing. II

Y Zhou - Physics Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) and Richtmyer–Meshkov (RM) instabilities are well-known
pathways towards turbulent mixing layers, in many cases characterized by significant mass …

Magnetic field amplification associated with the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability

T Sano, K Nishihara, C Matsuoka… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The amplification of a magnetic field due to the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability (RMI) is
investigated by two-dimensional MHD simulations. Single-mode analysis is adopted to …

Critical Magnetic Field Strength for Suppression of the<? format?> Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability in Plasmas

T Sano, T Inoue, K Nishihara - Physical review letters, 2013 - APS
The critical strength of a magnetic field required for the suppression of the Richtmyer-
Meshkov instability (RMI) is investigated numerically by using a two-dimensional single …

Turbulence intensity characteristics of a magnetoliquid seal interface in a liquid environment

W Li, Z Li, Z Wang, F Wu, L Xu, S Peng - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
In a liquid environment, the turbulence intensity of the interfacial layer between the magnetic
and sealing medium fluids in magnetic liquid seals directly affects the layer stability …

The transverse field Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in magnetohydrodynamics

V Wheatley, R Samtaney, DI Pullin, RM Gehre - Physics of Fluids, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
The magnetohydrodynamic Richtmyer-Meshkov instability is investigated for the case where
the initial magnetic field is unperturbed and aligned with the mean interface location. For this …

The Richtmyer–Meshkov instability in magnetohydrodynamics

V Wheatley, R Samtaney, DI Pullin - Physics of Fluids, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
In ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability can be
suppressed by the presence of a magnetic field. The interface still undergoes some growth …

Numerical analysis of Richtmyer–Meshkov instability of circular density interface in presence of transverse magnetic field

HH Zhang, C Zheng, N Aubry, WT Wu, ZH Chen - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Richtmyer–Meshkov instability (RMI) caused by the interaction of a shock wave and a
density interface in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is investigated numerically …

Richtmyer–Meshkov instability of a thermal interface in a two-fluid plasma

D Bond, V Wheatley, R Samtaney… - Journal of Fluid …, 2017 - cambridge.org
We computationally investigate the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability of a density interface with
a single-mode perturbation in a two-fluid, ion–electron plasma with no initial magnetic field …

Study of the effect of magnetic field characteristics on Rayleigh-Taylor instability with density gradient layers

C Peng, M Chu, Y Song, J Deng, J Wu - Computers & Fluids, 2023 - Elsevier
Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is a possible path of fusion technology for fusion ignition,
but during the implosion of a magnetized plasma target by compression, the magnetic …