Introduction
A Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability (RMI) [1, 2] is generated when an interface between two different fluids is impulsively accelerated. The instability develops due to misalignment of the density and pressure interfaces. This misalignment results in the deposition of vorticity, causing the formation of an instability that grows nonlinearly with time and eventually may transition to fully turbulent flow. It has been recently shown that a similar class of instability can evolve in a multi-phase flow [3], where the density gradient is caused by a second, non-fluid phase.
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Anderson, M. et al. (2012). Numerical Simulation of a Shock-Accelerated Multiphase Fluid Interface. In: Kontis, K. (eds) 28th International Symposium on Shock Waves. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25685-1_141
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