COUETTE FLOW OF NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS

1 January 1970

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics

Vol. 23 (2) , 3-24
https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmam/23.2.3

Abstract

An exact solution and a scaling analysis is given for Couette flow in a continuum theory of nematic liquid crystals due to Leslie. The theoretical predictions are compared with available experimental data and a measure of agreement is found.

Keywords

FLOW
NEMATIC LIQUID
CRYSTALS
EXPERIMENTAL
AGREEMENT
LESLIE
THEORETICAL
CONTINUUM
COUETTE