Kelvin-Helmholtz(KH)instability is a fundamental fluid instability that widely exists in nature and engineering.To better understand the dynamic process of the KH instability,the influence of the tangential velocity on the compressible KH instability is investigated by using the discrete Boltzmann method based on the nonequilibrium statistical physics.Both hydrodynamic and thermodynamic nonequilibrium(TNE)effects are probed and analyzed.It is found that,on the whole,the global density gradients,the TNE strength and area firstly increase and decrease afterwards.Both the global density gradient and heat flux intensity in the vertical direction are almost constant in the initial stage before a vortex forms.Moreover,with the increase of the tangential velocity,the KH instability evolves faster,hence the global density gradients,the TNE strength and area increase in the initial stage and achieve their peak earlier,and their maxima are higher for a larger tangential velocity.Physically,there are several competitive mechanisms in the evolution of the KH instability.(i)The physical gradients increase and the TNE effects are strengthened as the interface is elongated.The local physical gradients decrease and the local TNE intensity is weakened on account of the dissipation and/or diffusion.(ii) The global heat flux intensity is promoted when the physical gradients increase. As the contact area expands, the heat exchange is enhanced and the global heat flux intensity increases. (iii) The global TNE intensity reduces with the decreasing of physical gradients and increase with the increasing of TNE area. (iv) The nonequilibrium area increases as the fluid interface is elongated and is widened because of the dissipation and/or diffusion.

Yaofeng Li;Huilin Lai;Chuandong Lin;Demei Li

College of Mathematics and Statistics,FJKLMAA,Center for Applied Mathematics of Fujian Province(FJNU),Fujian Normal University,Fuzhou 350117,China;Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology,Sun Yat-sen University,Zhuhai 519082,China

物理学前沿

[1]Yaofeng Li;Huilin Lai;Chuandong Lin;Demei Li-.Influence of the tangential velocity on the compressible Kelvin-Helmholtz instability with nonequilibrium effects)[J].物理学前沿,2022(06):119-135

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