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Optimization of fluid dynamics properties of liquid crystalline materials

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K05803
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Fluid engineering
Research InstitutionKochi University of Technology

Principal Investigator

Tsuji Tomohiro  高知工科大学, システム工学群, 教授 (60309721)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 蝶野 成臣  高知工科大学, システム工学群, 教授 (20155328)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords非ニュートン流体 / 液晶 / アクチュエータ / 液晶デバイス / 発電
Outline of Final Research Achievements

To develop the liquid crystalline materials optimal for the liquid crystalline actuators, we have investigated the effect of fluid dynamics properties of liquid crystalline materials, such as viscosity coefficients, elasticity coefficients, and dielectric anisotropies, on the driving performance of the liquid crystalline actuators. From the numerical simulations on the liquid crystalline actuators, the relation between the material properties and the driving performance of the liquid crystalline actuators is explored, and the optimal values for the material properties are proposed. The liquid crystalline actuators with five different liquid crystals are experimentally tested, and the experimental results agree with the simulation results.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2017 2016

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Fundamental study on the application of liquid crystals to actuator devices2016

    • Author(s)
      Yuan Zhou, Tomohiro Tsuji, Shigeomi Chono
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters

      Volume: 109 Issue: 1 Pages: 011902-011902

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.4955267

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] 液晶アクチュエータの駆動特性の評価(液晶物性の影響)2017

    • Author(s)
      ハン ジートン,辻 知宏,蝶野 成臣,西脇 永敏
    • Organizer
      日本機械学会 中国四国支部 第 55 期 総 会・講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島工業大学
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-07
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Macroscopic Electric Polarization of Liquid Crystals Under Shear Flows2017

    • Author(s)
      Yugo Tamura, Tomohiro Tsuji, Shigeomi Chono
    • Organizer
      The Ninth JSME-KSME Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Development of Amorphous Actuators Driven by Liquid Crystal Flows2017

    • Author(s)
      Rinko Matsuda, Tomohiro Tsuji, Shigeomi Chono
    • Organizer
      The Ninth JSME-KSME Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 液晶アクチュエータの駆動特性に及ぼす液晶物性値の影響2017

    • Author(s)
      HAN Zhitong, 辻 知宏,蝶野 成臣
    • Organizer
      日本機械学会 2017年度年次大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ライオトロピック液晶のせん断流れの分子動力学シミュレーション2016

    • Author(s)
      石川 貴瑛,辻 知宏,蝶野 成臣
    • Organizer
      日本機械学会 中国四国支部 第54期総会・講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      愛媛大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-09
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 液晶無定形アクチュエータの開発2016

    • Author(s)
      安田 貴紀,松田 琳子,辻 知宏,蝶野 成臣
    • Organizer
      日本機械学会 中国四国支部 第54期総会・講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      愛媛大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-09
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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