Monodomain dynamics for rigid rod and platelet suspensions in strongly coupled coplanar linear flow and magnetic fields

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-21

  Forest, M Gregory ^a   Wang, Qi ^b,c   Zhou, Ruhai ^d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elongation; Extension; Liquid crystals; Magnetic field; Polymers; Shear; Suspensions

Indexed keywords

COPLANAR LINEAR FLOW; ELONGATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS (LCP);

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; POLYMERS; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33846414663     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.2400704     Document Type: Article

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