An attempt to reduce the membrane effects in Richtmyer-Meshkov instability shock tube experiments

作者：Fontaine G; Mariani C; Martinez S; Jourdan G^*; Houas L; Vandenboomgaerde M; Souffland D

来源：Shock Waves, 2009, 19(4): 285-289.

DOI：10.1007/s00193-009-0208-8

• Richtmyer-Meshkov instability
• Horizontal shock tube experiments
• Membrane effects

A new device has been developed to reduce the effects of the initial materialization of the gaseous interface in the context of horizontal shock tube experiments for the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability study. The thin nitrocellulosic membrane deposited on a stereolithographed grid support woven with thin wires is destroyed by thermal effect, through a powerful electrical pulse, just before the arrival of the incident shock wave. We present a first attempt realized in the light/heavy gas configuration (air/SF(6)) and compared with the experiments carried out without destruction. We show that the present device allows to reduce the influence of the membrane on the instability development.

• 出版日期2009-8
• 单位中国地震局