Numerical investigation of directory orientation and flow of nematic liquid crystals in planar 1:4 expansion
Cruz, P. A. and Tome, M. F. and Stewart, I. W. and McKee, S. (2011) Numerical investigation of directory orientation and flow of nematic liquid crystals in planar 1:4 expansion. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 6 (7-8). pp. 1017-1030. ISSN 1559-3959 (https://doi.org/10.2140/jomms.2011.6.1017)
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Numerical solutions to the equations describing Ericksen-Leslie dynamic theory for 2D nematic liquid crystal flows subject to a magnetic field are obtained. The governing equations are solved by a finite difference technique based on the GENSMAC methodology. The resulting numerical technique was verified by comparing numerical solutions for 2D-channel flow by means of mesh refinement. To demonstrate the capabilities of this method, the flow of a nematic liquid crystal in a planar 1:4 expansion was simulated. Calculations were performed for various Ericksen and Reynolds numbers. The results showed that an increase in the Ericksen number caused the appearance of lip and corner vortices.
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Item type: Article ID code: 42051 Dates: DateEventSeptember 2011PublishedSubjects: Science > Mathematics Department: Faculty of Science > Mathematics and Statistics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 14 Nov 2012 15:58 Last modified: 08 Apr 2024 20:14 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/42051