Steady flow of a nematic liquid crystal in a slowly varying channel

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 438, Issue , 2005, Pages 237/[1801]-249/[1813]

  Quintans Carou, J ^a   Duffy, B R ^a   Mottram, N J ^a   Wilson, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ericksen Leslie equations; Flow alignment; Nematic liquid crystal; Thin film flow

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ERICKSEN-LESLIE EQUATIONS; FLOW ALIGNMENT; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; THIN-FILM FLOW;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33644586103     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400590955569     Document Type: Conference Paper

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