Abstract. A new large cross-section shock tube has been developed in order to investigate different stages of the development of the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability and the instability-induced turbulent mixing. The main benefits of such a facility are that it allows, first, to create a free turbulent mixing with the knowledge of its initial conditions and, second, to follow different transition phases from the beginning to the fully developed turbulent stage.
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Received 10 May 2002 / Accepted 20 July 2002 Published online 4 February 2003
Correspondence to: L. Houas (e-mail: Lazhar.Houas@polytech.univ-mrs.fr)
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Houas, L., Jourdan, G., Schwaederlé, L. et al. A new large cross-section shock tube for studies of turbulent mixing induced by interfacial hydrodynamic instability. Shock Waves 12, 431–434 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-002-0173-y
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