Poiseuille flow of discotic nematic liquid crystals' onion textures

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 119, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 71-81

  de Andrade Lima, L R P ^a   Rey, A D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discotic nematics; Ericksen Leslie theory; Liquid crystals; Poiseuille flow

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

ERICKSEN-LESLIE THEORY; POISEUILLE FLOW;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

FLUID DYNAMICS; LIQUID CRYSTAL; POISEUILLE FLOW;

EID: 3242769787     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2003.01.001     Document Type: Article

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