| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K65874/01 |
| Title: |
FULL SURFACE SHEAR STRESS MEASUREMENTS USING LIQUID CRYSTALS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Jones, Professor T |
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Engineering Science |
| Organisation: |
University of Oxford |
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ROPA |
| Starts: |
01 June 1996 |
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31 August 1998 |
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115,092
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It has been demonstrated that thin surface layers of nematic liquid crystals form a twisted nematic structure when subjected to a shear stress as flow passes over the surface. The time to form the structure depends on the shear stress and this provides a means of measuring this quantity. New liquid crystal materials are now available which increases the viscosity and thus increase the time. This makes full surface measurements a possibility and represents a novel application of nematic liquid crystals.
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