A general method for the stability analysis of a uniform liquid fuel layer inside a spherical shell inertial confinement fusion target

R. D. Todd, E. M. Simpson, K. Kim

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Abstract

The formulation of a general method is presented for the stability analysis of the spherically shaped surface of a gas bubble inside a thin, finite, incompressible liquid layer of a ternary D-T mixture as found in a spherical cryogenic inertial confinement fusion target. A force balance on the liquid-vapor interface is performed to find the initial surface-tension gradient required to hold the liquid layer uniform. A node centered, finite volume, central difference formulation is then used to solve numerically the transient continuity, Navier-Stokes, and energy equations in the presence of a variety of nonaxisymmetric perturbations. The approach used in establishing the appropriate numerical procedures is described.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)842-847
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1991

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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