Abstract
The simple shear flow induced deformations of the flow-aligning nematic are modelled numerically. The director distributions in the sheared layer are calculated for various surface orientations. The director coming out of the shear plane, which has been predicted earlier, is confirmed. The results show, that the coming out of the shear plane should not be treated asa separate effect appearing during the flow, but rather as a way, in which the usual flow aligned structure is achieved. This way is realized, when peculiar boundary conditions are imposed and when the relatively small twist elastic constant makes it energetically preferable.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 300-303 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 3318 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Dec 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Liquid Crystals: Physics, Technology and Applications - Zakopane, Poland Duration: 3 Mar 1997 → 8 Mar 1997 |
Keywords
- Nematics
- Shear flow
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering