Flow-induced molecular orientation in coating flow of concentrated solution of rod-like polymers and its application to alignment layer for liquid crystals

JSME International Journal, Series B: Fluids and Thermal Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 158-163

  Mori, Noriyasu ^a   Akashi, Hidetoshi ^a   Nakamura, Kiyoji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alignment layer; Doi theory; FEM; Flow induced molecular orientation; Liquid crystals; Model coating; Non Newtonia fluid; Numerical analysis; Rod like polymers

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; POLYMERS;

ROD-LIKE POLYMERS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

COATING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LIQUID CRYSTAL; NON-NEWTONIAN FLOW; POLYMER;

EID: 0036477416     PISSN: 13408054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmeb.45.158     Document Type: Article

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