Theory of the Dynamic Stabilization of the Rayleigh-Taylor Instability
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- 1 October 1971
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 14 (10) , 2069-2073
Abstract
Recent experiments by Wolf have demonstrated the possibility of dynamically stabilizing the Rayleigh-Taylor instability of the interface between two heavy fluids. This problem is considered and it is shown quite generally that both viscosity and interfacial tension are necessary to stabilize the short wavelength perturbations. As an example the experimental results obtained with a liquid-air interface are reproduced.Keywords
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