Analysis on flow features lubricated with nematics

Run Hua Yu Mi Feng/Lubrication Engineering

Volumn , Issue 8, 2006, Pages 55-57

  Zhang, Chaohui ^a   Du, Yongping ^a   Chang, Qiuying ^a   Feng, Chao ^a  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Director; Effective viscosity; Lubrication; Nematics

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; LIQUID CRYSTALS; VISCOSITY;

EFFECTIVE VISCOSITY; NEMATICS;

LUBRICATION;

EID: 33750583922     PISSN: 02540150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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