Experimental study of the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability of incompressible fluids

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 485, Issue , 2003, Pages 243-277

  Niederhaus, C E ^a   Jacobs, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF LIQUIDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LINEAR SYSTEMS; LIQUID WAVES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STABILITY; VORTEX FLOW;

RICHTMYER-MESHKOV INSTABILITY;

FLUIDS;

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUID; INSTABILITY; MODELING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRATIFIED FLOW;

EID: 0037489571     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200300452X     Document Type: Article

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