2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of Power Generator Based on Mechanism of Liquid Crystal
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21560192
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Fluid engineering
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| Research Institution | Kochi University of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
CHONO Shigeomi 高知工科大学, システム工学群, 教授 (20155328)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 非ニュートン流 |
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| Research Abstract |
To develop the power generator using the flexoelectric effect of liquid crystals, we have investigated the liquid crystalline shear flow between concentric cylinders by means of numerical simulations and experiments. The Leslie-Ericksen continuum theory is used for the numerical simulations, and it is found that there are four different types of flow orientation modes. It is also found that a periodic type of flow orientation modes is the appropriate mode for the power generator. The experimental results qualitatively agree with the simulation results.
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