Shear-stress measurement in aerodynamic testing using cholesteric liquid crystals |
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| Authors: | P. Bonnett T. V. Jones D. G. McDonnell |
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| Affiliation: | a Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, Englandb The Royal Signals and Radar Establishment, Malvern, Worcestershire, England |
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| Abstract: | The change in the selective reflection spectra of cholesteric liquid crystals with shear is described, and the results indicate that, although it appears to be a promising technique for flow visualization in aerodynamic testing, the method is only suitable for approximate measurement of shear. An improved method for visualising flow is proposed that utilizes a shear-induced texture change from the uncoloured focal-conic state to the selectively reflecting Grandjean state. The sensitivity of the transition to shear is investigated and the effects of adding silica particles to modify the viscosity is examined. |
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