Velocity field in thin film lubrication lubricated with the ordered molecules

Jixie Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1-5

  Zhang, Chaohui ^a   Luo, Jianbin ^b   Wen, Shizhu ^b  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal; Ordered molecules; Thin film lubrication; Velocity field

Indexed keywords

MOLECULES; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; THIN FILMS;

ORDERED MOLECULES; VELOCITY FIELD; VELOCITY REGIME; VISCOSITY-TO-ELASTICITY RATIO;

LUBRICATION;

EID: 10344229436     PISSN: 05776686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3901/jme.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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