A new application of ferroelectric liquid crystals: Fast electrooptic helmet visors for pulsed welding applications

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 364, Issue 1 PART 1, 2008, Pages 66-71

  Caillaud, B ^a   Dupont, L ^a   Gautier, P ^b   De Bougrenet De La Tocnaye, J L ^a   Rudquist, P ^c   Engstrom D ^c   Jagemalm P ^c   Lagerwall, S T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b LIXYS SA   (France)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric and antiferroelectric liquid crystals; Polymer stabilization; Pulsed welding; Welding helmet

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; HELMET VISOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; NEMATICS; NEW APPLICATIONS; POLYMER STABILIZATION; PULSED WELDING; SWITCHING TIME;

ANTIFERROELECTRICITY; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; FERROELECTRICITY; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; SAFETY DEVICES; STABILIZATION; WELDING;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 63549096629     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00150190802046901     Document Type: Conference Paper

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