Rayleigh-Taylor instability in compressible media
Abstract
The theoretical work previously done on Rayleigh Taylor instability in compressible fluids has been reviewed in a chapter written for the Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics, to be published by Gulf. The physical basis of the instability, the dependence of growth rate on a adiabatic index gamma, and the stability of uniform self similar implosions and expansions are discussed.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- August 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984STIN...8511322B
- Keywords:
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- Compressible Fluids;
- Rayleigh Waves;
- Stability;
- Adiabatic Conditions;
- Analysis (Mathematics);
- Expansion;
- Fluid Mechanics;
- Implosions;
- Media;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer