Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-10-05
Astrophys.J.656:347-365,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
15 pages, 22 postscript figures. Accepted for publication by the Astrophysical Journal. High resolution figures can be found a
Scientific paper
10.1086/510145
The thermonuclear explosion of a massive white dwarf in a Type Ia supernova explosion is characterized by vastly disparate spatial and temporal scales. The extreme dynamic range inherent to the problem prevents the use of direct numerical simulation and forces modelers to resort to subgrid models to describe physical processes taking place on unresolved scales. We consider the evolution of a model thermonuclear flame in a constant gravitational field on a periodic domain. The gravitational acceleration is aligned with the overall direction of the flame propagation, making the flame surface subject to the Rayleigh-Taylor instability. The flame evolution is followed through an extended initial transient phase well into the steady-state regime. The properties of the evolution of flame surface are examined. We confirm the form of the governing equation of the evolution suggested by Khokhlov (1995). The mechanism of vorticity production and the interaction between vortices and the flame surface are discussed. The results of our investigation provide the bases for revising and extending previous subgrid-scale model.
Bronson Messer O. E.
Khokhlov Alexei M.
Plewa Tomasz
Zhang Ju
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