Effect of shear flow and magnetic field on the Rayleigh–Taylor instability

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 042106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenlu Zhang ◽  
Zhengwei Wu ◽  
Ding Li
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Shear Flow ◽  
Taylor Instability ◽  
Rayleigh Taylor Instability

scholarly journals Rayleigh-Taylor instability of two superposed magnetized viscous fluids with suspended dust particles

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveen Sharma ◽  
Ram Prajapati ◽  
Rajendra Chhajlani
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Dispersion Relation ◽  
Relaxation Frequency ◽  
Taylor Instability ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Stable Configuration ◽  
Rayleigh Taylor Instability ◽  
Suspended Dust ◽  
The Stability

The linear Rayleigh-Taylor instability of two superposed incompressible magnetized fluids is investigated incorporating the effects of suspended dust particles and viscosity. The basic magnetohydrodynamic set of equations have been constructed and linearized. The dispersion relation for 2-D and 3-D perturbations is obtained by applying the appropriate boundary conditions. The condition of Rayleigh-Taylor instability is investigated for potentially stable and unstable modes, which depends upon magnetic field, viscosity and suspended dust particles. The stability of the system is discussed by applying the Routh-Hurwitz criterion. It is found that the Alfven mode comes into the dispersion relation for perturbations in x, y-directions and in only x-direction, while it does not come into y-directional perturbation. The stable configuration is found to remain stable even in the presence of suspended dust particles. Numerical calculations have been performed to see the effects of various parameters on the growth rate of Rayleigh-Taylor instability. It is found that magnetic field and relaxation frequency of suspended dust particles both have destabilizing influence on the growth rate of Rayleigh-Taylor instability. The effects of kinematic viscosity and mass concentration of dust particles are found to have stabilized the growth rate of linear Rayleigh-Taylor instability.

Nonlinear Rayleigh–Taylor instability in hydromagnetics

1976 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. Kalra ◽  
S. N. Kathuria
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Power Generation ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Linear Theory ◽  
Nonlinear Theory ◽  
Taylor Instability ◽  
Rayleigh Taylor Instability ◽  
Image Position

Nonlinear theory of Rayleigh—Taylor instability in plasma supported by a vacuum magnetic field shows that the growth rate of the mode, unstable in the linear theory, increases if the wavelength of perturbation π lies betweenand 2πcrit. This might have an important bearing on the proposed thermonuclear MHD power generation experiments.

scholarly journals Effect of a magnetic field on the growth rate of the Rayleigh–Taylor instability of a laser-accelerated thin ablative surface

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. RUDRAIAH ◽  
B.S. KRISHNAMURTHY ◽  
A.S. JALAJA ◽  
TARA DESAI
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Transverse Magnetic Field ◽  
Plasma Layer ◽  
Fusion Energy ◽  
Transverse Magnetic ◽  
Taylor Instability ◽  
Electrically Conducting ◽  
Rayleigh Taylor Instability ◽  
Thin Plasma

The Rayleigh–Taylor instability (RTI) of a laser-accelerated ablative surface of a thin plasma layer in an inertial fusion energy (IFE) target with incompressible electrically conducting plasma in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is investigated using linear stability analysis. A simple theory based on Stokes-lubrication approximation is proposed. It is shown that the effect of a transverse magnetic field is to reduce the growth rate of RTI considerably over the value it would have in the absence of a magnetic field. This is useful in the extraction of IFE efficiently.

scholarly journals Magnetic Rayleigh–Taylor instability at a contact discontinuity with an oblique magnetic field

2020 ◽  
Vol 634 ◽  
pp. A96
Author(s):  
E. Vickers ◽  
I. Ballai ◽  
R. Erdélyi
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Dispersion Relation ◽  
Contact Discontinuity ◽  
Homogeneous Magnetic Field ◽  
Taylor Instability ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Rayleigh Taylor Instability ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
Theoretical Results

Aims. We investigate the nature of the magnetic Rayleigh–Taylor instability at a density interface that is permeated by an oblique homogeneous magnetic field in an incompressible limit. Methods. Using the system of linearised ideal incompressible magnetohydrodynamics equations, we derive the dispersion relation for perturbations of the contact discontinuity by imposing the necessary continuity conditions at the interface. The imaginary part of the frequency describes the growth rate of waves due to instability. The growth rate of waves is studied by numerically solving the dispersion relation. Results. The critical wavenumber at which waves become unstable, which is present for a parallel magnetic field, disappears because the magnetic field is inclined. Instead, waves are shown to be unstable for all wavenumbers. Theoretical results are applied to diagnose the structure of the magnetic field in prominence threads. When we apply our theoretical results to observed waves in prominence plumes, we obtain a wide range of field inclination angles, from 0.5° up to 30°. These results highlight the diagnostic possibilities that our study offers.

Rayleigh-Taylor Instability of a Stratified Plasma

1974 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 518-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Boussinesq Approximation ◽  
Short Wave ◽  
Taylor Instability ◽  
Larmor Radius ◽  
Finite Larmor Radius ◽  
Wave Disturbances ◽  
Magnetic Field Gradients ◽  
Rayleigh Taylor Instability ◽  
The Magnetic Field

We have investigated the effect of finite Larmor radius on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability of a semi-infinite, compressible, stratified and infinitely conducting plasma. The plasma is assumed to have a one dimensional density and magnetic field gradients. The eigenvalue problem has been solved under Boussinesq approximation for disturbances parallel to the magnetic field. It has been established that for perturbation parallel to the magnetic field, the system is stable for both stable and unstable stratification. For perturbation perpendicular to the magnetic field, the problem has been solved without Boussinesq approximation. The dispersion relation has been discussed in the two limiting cases, the short and long wave disturbances. It has been observed that the gyroviscosity has a destabilizing influence from k = 0 to k = 4.5 for ß* = 0.1 and for ß* = 0.1 up to k* = 2.85 and then onwards it acts as a stabilizing agent. It has a damping effect on the short wave disturbances. For some parameters, the largets imaginary part has been shown in Figs. 1 and 2

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