Effects of surface tension on the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in fully compressible and inviscid fluids

Novel numerical simulations investigating the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability (RMI) with surface tension are presented. We solve the two-phase compressible Euler equation with surface tension and interface reconstruction by a volume-of-fluid method. We validate and bridge existing theoretical models o...

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Main Authors: Tang, K, Mostert, W, Fuster, D, Deike, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2021