Thu, 24 Oct 2019
16:00 -
17:30
L3
Modeling & large-scale simulation of thin film liquid crystal flows
Linda Cummings
(New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Abstract
Thin film flows of nematic liquid crystal will be considered, using the Leslie-Ericksen formulation for nematics. Our model can account for variations in substrate anchoring, which may exert a strong influence on patterns that arise in the flow. A number of simulations will be presented using an "in house" code, developed to run on a GPU. Current modeling directions involving flow over interlaced electrodes, so-called "dielectrowetting", will be discussed.