Apparent Viscosity During Simple Shearing Flow of Nematic Liquid Crystals

Author

G. P. MacSithigh, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
P. K. Currie

Abstract

An experimentally useful relation for the dependence of the apparent viscosity on the shearing force is derived. Reasonable simplifying assumptions are introduced into the continuum theory and the asymptotic behaviour of the apparent viscosity for a large shearing force is then derived.

Recommended Citation

G. P. MacSithigh and P. K. Currie, "Apparent Viscosity During Simple Shearing Flow of Nematic Liquid Crystals," Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Institute of Physics - IOP Publishing, Jan 1977.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/10/11/011

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0022-3727

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1977 Institute of Physics - IOP Publishing, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1977