Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition) ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (4): 425-438.doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-010-0403-x

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Linear Rayleigh-Taylor instability analysis of double-shell Kidder’s self-similar implosion solution

胡军1 尹协远2 杭义洪1 张树道1   

  1. 1. Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, P. R. China;
    2. Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, P. R. China
  • 收稿日期:2010-09-15 修回日期:2010-03-08 出版日期:2010-04-20 发布日期:2010-04-01

Linear Rayleigh-Taylor instability analysis of double-shell Kidder’s self-similar implosion solution

HU Jun1, YIN Xie-Yuan2, HANG Yi-Hong1, ZHANG Shu-Dao1   

  1. 1. Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, P. R. China;
    2. Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, P. R. China
  • Received:2010-09-15 Revised:2010-03-08 Online:2010-04-20 Published:2010-04-01

摘要: This paper generalizes the single-shell Kidder’s self-similar solution to the double-shell one with a discontinuity in density across the interface. An isentropic implosion model is constructed to study the Rayleigh-Taylor instability for the implosion compression. A Godunov-type method in the Lagrangian coordinates is used to compute the one-dimensional Euler equation with the initial and boundary conditions for the double-shell Kidder’s self-similar solution in spherical geometry. Numerical results are obtained to validate the double-shell implosion model. By programming and using the linear perturbation codes, a linear stability analysis on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability for the double-shell isentropic implosion model is performed. It is found that, when the initial perturbation is concentrated much closer to the interface of the two shells, or when the spherical wave number becomes much smaller, the modal radius of the interface grows much faster, i.e., more unstable. In addition, from the spatial point of view for the compressibility effect on the perturbation evolution, the compressibility of the outer shell has a destabilization effect on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability, while the compressibility of the inner shell has a stabilization effect.

Abstract: This paper generalizes the single-shell Kidder’s self-similar solution to the double-shell one with a discontinuity in density across the interface. An isentropic implosion model is constructed to study the Rayleigh-Taylor instability for the implosion compression. A Godunov-type method in the Lagrangian coordinates is used to compute the one-dimensional Euler equation with the initial and boundary conditions for the double-shell Kidder’s self-similar solution in spherical geometry. Numerical results are obtained to validate the double-shell implosion model. By programming and using the linear perturbation codes, a linear stability analysis on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability for the double-shell isentropic implosion model is performed. It is found that, when the initial perturbation is concentrated much closer to the interface of the two shells, or when the spherical wave number becomes much smaller, the modal radius of the interface grows much faster, i.e., more unstable. In addition, from the spatial point of view for the compressibility effect on the perturbation evolution, the compressibility of the outer shell has a destabilization effect on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability, while the compressibility of the inner shell has a stabilization effect.

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