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Computational modelling of nematic liquid crystal defects in devices and fiber processing.

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正題名/作者:	Computational modelling of nematic liquid crystal defects in devices and fiber processing./
作者:	De Luca, Gino.
出版者:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2007,
面頁冊數:	204 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 70-03, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International70-03B.
標題:	Chemical engineering. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=NR38580
ISBN:	9780494385807

Computational modelling of nematic liquid crystal defects in devices and fiber processing.
De Luca, Gino.

Computational modelling of nematic liquid crystal defects in devices and fiber processing. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2007 - 204 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 70-03, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University (Canada), 2007.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

This thesis uses multiscale computational modelling to find the fundamental principles that govern defects forming during the operation of new electro-optical devices and the processing of spider silk fibers. The generalized approach developed in this thesis bridges engineering devices and biological processes based on liquid crystalline materials. Three types of defects are encountered: inversion walls, lines and points. Inversion wall defects are found in the electro-optical device when a nematic thin film undergoes a temperature-induced surface anchoring transition. Point defects naturally occur in the tubular extrusion duct of spiders, while line defects present close topological connections with point defects and are widespread in many high-performance industrial fibers. Three models are used in this thesis and their usage is dependent on the characteristics of the defects studied. In the case of inversion wall defects, computational modelling is used to verify, complement and analyze experimental measurements made with fluorescence confocal polarizing microscopy by our collaborator at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The various simulation results agree and explain very well experimental observations and provide a thorough understanding of the wall defects behavior. A computational technique is developed to enable the precise determination of the interaction between the liquid crystal and the device substrate. Understanding the behavior of wall defects and estimating interfacial properties are indispensable to the development and optimization of the electro-optical device as they affect properties like temperature of operation, switching voltages and response time. Computational modelling is also used to investigate the behavior of nematic point defects confined in cylindrical cavities as observed along spiders' spinning apparatus, and to examined textural connections with other well know structures seen in industrial fibers. The various scenarios investigated include: interactions between point defects, topological transformations between point, line and ring defects as well as interactions between ring defects. The simulation results agree and complement previous investigations but also offer a new fundamental understanding on the nature and stability of defects in cylindrical cavities. Understanding the behavior of nematic point and line defects in cylindrical geometries is important as they play a fundamental role in the processing of natural and industrial high-performance fibers.

ISBN: 9780494385807Subjects--Topical Terms:

555952
Chemical engineering.
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Fiber processing

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