Turbulent mixing induced by hydrodynamic instabilities is found in many high- and low- energy-density regimes, ranging from supernovae to inertial confinement fusion to scramjet engines. While these applications have long been recognized, unprecedented advances in both computational and experimental tools have provided novel, critical insights to the field. Incorporating the most recent theoretical, computational, and experimental results, this title provides a comprehensive yet accessible description of turbulent mixing driven by Rayleigh–Taylor, Richtmyer–Meshkov, and Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities. An overview of core concepts and equations is provided, followed by detailed descriptions of complex and turbulent flows. The influences of stabilizing mechanisms, rotations, magnetic fields, and time-dependent accelerations on the evolution of hydrodynamic instabilities are explained. This book is ideal for advanced undergraduates as well as graduates beginning research in this exciting field, while also functioning as an authoritative reference volume for researchers in the wide range of disciplines for which it has applications.
By:
Ye Zhou (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory California)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781108489645
ISBN 10: 1108489648
Pages: 610
Publication Date: 30 November 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Part I. Fundamentals: 1. A first glimpse of RT, RM & KH instabilities; 2. The linear stage for a single mode; 3. The nonlinear stage for a single mode; 4. Multimode instabilities: linear and nonlinear regimes; 5. Global features from the lens of integrated mixing measurements; 6. Internal dynamics from the lens of statistical mixing measurements; 7. Elementary aspects of turbulent flows; 8. Transition to turbulence; Part II. Hydrodynamics of Complex Flows: 9. Influence of initial conditions; 10. Flow properties; 11. Rotation and time-dependent acceleration; 12. Direction, strength, and shape of incident shock waves; 13. Reshock and multi-shocks; 14. Combined instabilities; 15. Geometrical configurations; 16. Convergent/divergent geometry; 17. Magnetohydrodynamic fluid instabilities; Part III. From the Microscopic to Cosmic Scales: 18. High energy density physics; 19. Inertial confinement fusion implosion; 20. Laboratory applications; 21. Astrophysical and space applications; 22. Mix models; 23. Numerical simulations of mixing; 24. Does 2D turbulence resemble 3D turbulence?; References; Index.
Dr Ye Zhou is a Physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, having previously worked as a Senior Staff Scientist at the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, NASA Langley Research Center. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed publications and is a regular invited speaker at major international conferences. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and currently serves as an associate editor of Computers & Fluids and an editor of Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena.
