Optical response of the initially planar liquid crystal texture to the mechanical shear by the air flow
Project: Visualization of Mechanical Processes
Journal: Visualization of Mechanical Processes: An International Online Journal
Topics: Gas dynamics, Nanomaterials and nanomaterials processing, Material Processing, Aerodynamics, Experimental techniques, Visualization techniques, Materials
The confocal texture can be transformed into the planar one by a simple shear of glasses between which the liquid crystal sample is located or by another mechanical way (air flow, brush, and so on). This textural transition from the confocal into planar texture has a practical application in the aerodynamic experiment. This movie shows the optical response of the initially planar liquid crystal texture to the mechanical shear by the air flow.
Turbulent vortex ring moving along the axis at an angle to the normal
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Optical response of the initially confocal colorless liquid crystal texture to the shear induced by the air flow
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