EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY

摘要

Taylor instability was investigated in a series of experimental runs at an Atwood number of 0.095, the fluids used being octyl alcohol and water. The expected formation of the bubble and spike was observed, and, for the first time, the spike was seen to flatten and curl over due to Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. The re¬sults are compared with the analytical, nu¬merical and empirical findings of others.