Shear cell rupture of nematic liquid crystal droplets in viscous fluids

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 166, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 487-499

  Yang, Xiaofeng ^a   Forest, M Gregory ^b   Liu, Chun ^c   Shen, Jie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex fluids; Liquid crystal; Multi phase; Phase field

Indexed keywords

ANCHORING ENERGIES; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; COMPLEX FLUIDS; COUPLED SYSTEMS; DIFFUSE INTERFACE; DIRECTOR FIELDS; DROP DEFORMATION; EFFICIENT NUMERICAL SCHEMES; ELASTIC ENERGY; LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASE; LIQUID-CRYSTAL DROPLETS; MULTI-PHASE; NEMATIC LIQUIDS; NORMAL STRESS; ORIENTATIONAL STRUCTURE; PHASE FIELD METHODS; PHASE FIELDS; PHASE-FIELD; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SHEAR CELLS; SURFACE-ANCHORING; VARIATIONAL APPROACHES; VISCOUS FLUIDS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DROPS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE INTERFACES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; SURFACE DEFECTS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; VISCOUS FLOW;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 79953723441     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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