A kinetic-hydrodynamic simulation of microstructure of liquid crystal polymers in plane shear flow

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 141, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 116-127

  Yu, Haijun ^a   Zhang, Pingwen ^a  

^a CCSE   (China)

Author keywords

Kinetic hydrodynamic simulation; Microstructure; Nematic polymers; Non local intermolecular potential

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION; ELASTICITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETIC THEORY; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; VISCOSITY;

KINETIC-HYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATION; NEMATIC POLYMER; PLANE COUETTE FLOW; POISEUILLE FLOW;

SHEAR FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION; ELASTICITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETIC THEORY; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33846304718     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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