简介：Thetransitionbetweenregularreflection(RR)andMachreflection(MR)oftypeVshock–shockinteractiononadouble-wedgegeometrywithhightemperaturenon-equilibriumeffectsisinvestigatedbyextendedshock-polarmethodandnumericalsimulation.First,thecriticalanglesoftransitionfromdetachmentcriterionandvonNeumanncriterionaredeterminedbytheextendedshock-polarmethodconsideringthenon-equilibriumeffects.Thenwavepatternsandthetransitionprocessarenumericallyobtained.Resultsofthecriticaltransitionanglesfromshock-polarcalculationandnumericalsimulationshowevidentdisagreement,indicatingtransitionmechanismbetweenRRandMRoftypeVinteractionischanged.Bycomparingwiththefrozencounterpart,itisalsofoundthatnon-equilibriumeffectsleadtoalargercriticalwedgeangleandalargerhysteresisinterval.

简介：TheRichtmyer–Meshkovinstabilityofa‘V'shapedair/heliumgaseousinterfacesubjectedtoaweakshockwaveisexperimentallystudied.Asoapfilmtechniqueisadoptedtocreatea‘V'shapedinterfacewithaccurateinitialconditions.Fivekindsof‘V'shapedinterfaceswithdifferentvertexanglesareformedtohighlighttheeffectsofinitialconditionsontheflowcharacteristics.Theresultsshowthataspikeisgeneratedaftertheshockimpact,andgrowsconstantlywithtime.Asthevertexangleincreases,vorticesgeneratedontheinterfacebecomelessnoticeable,andthespikedevelopslesspronouncedly.Thelineargrowthrateofinterfacewidthaftercompressionphaseisestimatedbyalinearmodelandarevisedlinearmodel,andthelatterisproventobemoreeffectivefortheinterfacewithhighinitialamplitudes.Thelineargrowthrateofinterfacewidthis,forthefirsttimeinaheavy/lightinterfaceconfiguration,foundtobeanon-monotonousfunctionoftheinitialperturbationamplitude–wavelengthratio.