Rayleigh-Taylor instability under an inclined plane
Fluid Dynamics
2015-09-30 v1
Abstract
We revisit the canonical Rayleigh-Taylor instability and investigate the case of a thin film of fluid upon the underside of an inclined plane. The presence of a natural flow along the plane competes with the conventional droplet forming instability. In particular, experiments reveal that no drops form for inclinations greater than a critical value. These features are rationalized in the context of the absolute/convective analysis conducted in this article.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1503.02345,
title = {Rayleigh-Taylor instability under an inclined plane},
author = {P. -T Brun and Adam Damiano and Pierre Rieu and Gioele Balestra and François Gallaire},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.02345},
year = {2015}
}