Simulations of Astrophysical fluid instabilities
Abstract
We present direct numerical simulations of mixing at Rayleigh-Taylor unstable interfaces performed with the FLASH code, developed at the ASCI/Alliances Center for Astrophysical Thermonuclear Flashes at the University of Chicago. We present initial results of single-mode studies in two and three dimensions. Our results indicate that three-dimensional instabilities grow significantly faster than two-dimensional instabilities and that grid resolution can have a significant effect on instability growth rates. We also find that unphysical diffusive mixing occurs at the fluid interface, particularly in poorly resolved simulations. .
- Publication:
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20th Texas Symposium on relativistic astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- October 2001
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.1419596
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0102239
- Bibcode:
- 2001AIPC..586..484C
- Keywords:
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- 95.30.Sf;
- 95.30.Qd;
- Relativity and gravitation;
- Magnetohydrodynamics and plasmas;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 3 pages, 1 figure. To appear in the proceedings of the 20th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics