Simulating complex flows of liquid-crystalline polymers using the Doi theory

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1317-1335

  Feng, J ^a   Leal, L G ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RHEOLOGY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

DISCLINATION; DOI THEORY; POLYMER CONFIGURATION; QUADRATIC CLOSURE; STARTUP FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0031270899     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550872     Document Type: Article

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