The effect of magnetic fields and boundary conditions on the shear flow of nematics

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dc.contributor.author	Kini, U.D.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2005-12-27T11:00:45Z	-
dc.date.available	2005-12-27T11:00:45Z	-
dc.date.issued	1976	-
dc.identifier.citation	Pramana, 1976, Vol. 7, p378-384.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0304-4289	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/916	-
dc.description.abstract	The flow of a nematic liquid crystal between plane parallel plates, with one plate moving with uniform velocity relative to the other, is discussed. The apparent viscosity, orientation and velocity profiles are computed for p-azo~yanisole as functions of shear rate and magnetic field for symmetric and asymmetric mole cular alignment at the plates. For symmetric homeotropic boundary condition. a magnetic field applied along the flow direction exhibits a threshold reminiscent of a Freedericksz transition in the hydrostatic case. In general the apparentviscosity for the asymmetric boundary condition is less than that for the symmetric case.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India.	en
dc.rights	Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India.	en
dc.subject	Liquid crystal	en
dc.subject	p-azoxyanisole	en
dc.subject	Shear flow	en
dc.title	The effect of magnetic fields and boundary conditions on the shear flow of nematics	en
dc.type	Article	en
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