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Visualization of High Speed Liquid Jet Impaction on a Moving Surface
Published on: April 17, 2015
Experimental investigation of high-mach-number 3D hydrodynamic jets at the national ignition facility
B E Blue1, S V Weber, S G Glendinning
1Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
Abstract:
The first hydrodynamic experiments were performed on the National Ignition Facility. A supersonic jet was formed via the interaction of a laser driven shock ( approximately 40 Mbar) with 2D and 3D density perturbations. The temporal evolution of the jet's spatial scales and ejected mass were measured with point-projection x-ray radiography. Measurements of the large-scale features and mass are in good agreement with 2D and 3D numerical simulations. These experiments provide quantitative data on the evolution of 3D supersonic jets and provide insight into their 3D behavior.
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