The effect of magnetic fields and boundary conditions on the shear flow of nematics
| 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.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.identifier.citation | Pramana, 1976, Vol. 7, p378-384. | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0304-4289 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/916 | |
| 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 |