caa a22 4500 606198938 CHVBK 20210128100936.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00348-015-1903-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00348-015-1903-0 On the possibility of studying the converging Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in a conventional shock tube [Elektronische Daten] [L. Biamino, G. Jourdan, C. Mariani, L. Houas, M. Vandenboomgaerde, D. Souffland] We propose to experimentally study, in cylindrical geometry, the interaction of an initially perturbed cylindrical gaseous interface with a converging shock wave. This interaction is commonly referred as the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability (RMI) which, in the present case, is in a cylindrical geometry. In order to achieve this goal, we use a conventional shock tube which is adapted to this geometry through a specifically designed convergent test section. Here, the first results are presented for an incident planar shock wave of Mach number 1.15 propagating through an adequately elliptical $$\hbox {air}/\hbox {SF}_6$$ air / SF 6 interface. It curves into a cylindrical transmitted shock wave and then accelerates a second sinusoidally perturbed $$\hbox {SF}_6$$ SF 6 /air interface. From analyzing schlieren photos and pressure histories, we validate this original approach and exhibit the great potential of this experimental method for studying the RMI induced by focusing shock waves. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Biamino L. CNRS, IUSTI UMR 7343, Aix-Marseille Université, 13013, Marseille, France aut Jourdan G. CNRS, IUSTI UMR 7343, Aix-Marseille Université, 13013, Marseille, France aut Mariani C. CNRS, IUSTI UMR 7343, Aix-Marseille Université, 13013, Marseille, France aut Houas L. CNRS, IUSTI UMR 7343, Aix-Marseille Université, 13013, Marseille, France aut Vandenboomgaerde M. CEA-DAM, DIF, 91297, Arpajon, France aut Souffland D. CEA-DAM, DIF, 91297, Arpajon, France aut Experiments in Fluids Springer Berlin Heidelberg 56/2(2015-02-01), 1-5 0723-4864 56:2<1 2015 56 348 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-015-1903-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-015-1903-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Biamino L. CNRS, IUSTI UMR 7343, Aix-Marseille Université, 13013, Marseille, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jourdan G. CNRS, IUSTI UMR 7343, Aix-Marseille Université, 13013, Marseille, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mariani C. CNRS, IUSTI UMR 7343, Aix-Marseille Université, 13013, Marseille, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Houas L. CNRS, IUSTI UMR 7343, Aix-Marseille Université, 13013, Marseille, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vandenboomgaerde M. CEA-DAM, DIF, 91297, Arpajon, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Souffland D. CEA-DAM, DIF, 91297, Arpajon, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Experiments in Fluids Springer Berlin Heidelberg 56/2(2015-02-01), 1-5 0723-4864 56:2<1 2015 56 348