Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Incorporating Nonlinear Optics · 1987 · 42 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceMaterials CharacterizationMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsRheologyFlow BehaviorShear PropertiesViscoelastic BehaviorShear Band DevelopmentShear Band FormationShear BandingShear BandsShear RateShear StrainShearing
Abstract A parallel plate apparatus was used to observe the formation of the banded texture in HPC solutions after shear. A curve on the shear rate-total deformation plane is determined, giving the threshold for band formation. The position of such a curve is found to depend strongly on sample thickness.
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