摘要
The effects of compressibility on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability （RTI） are investigated. It is shown that the controversy over compressibility effects in the previous studies is due to improper comparison, in which the density varying effect obscures the real role of compressibility. After eliminating the density varying effect, it is found that the compressibility destabilizes RTI in both the cases of constant density and exponentially varying density when M 《1. This destabilizing effect is more important at smaller values of the Atwood number AT or greater values of gravity g, and the increment in the growth rate produced by compressibility depends inversely on the pressure p or the ratio of specific heat F.
The effects of compressibility on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability （RTI） are investigated. It is shown that the controversy over compressibility effects in the previous studies is due to improper comparison, in which the density varying effect obscures the real role of compressibility. After eliminating the density varying effect, it is found that the compressibility destabilizes RTI in both the cases of constant density and exponentially varying density when M 《1. This destabilizing effect is more important at smaller values of the Atwood number AT or greater values of gravity g, and the increment in the growth rate produced by compressibility depends inversely on the pressure p or the ratio of specific heat F.
基金
supported by National High-Tech ICF Committee in China
National Science Foundation of China(Nos.10175065,10505021,40336052,10475076)
