Modelling Microstructure in Materials that Contain Anisotropic Particles,

Abstract

The spontaneous alignment of molecules in liquid crystalline solutions is characteristic of other materials that contain rodlike particles. We are developing a model to predict the evolution of microstructure in these systems. Its starting point is Flory's thermodynamic analysis of liquid crystalline phase separation. Our preferred method dispenses with the traditional lattice model in favor of a Monte Carlo simulation to calculate entropy. Some advantages and consequences of our approach are explored in this paper.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADP007492

Entities

People

  • Christopher Viney
  • Larry A. Chick

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Science
  • Information Science
  • Massachusetts
  • Materials
  • Microstructure
  • Molecules
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Particles
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Phase
  • Phase Separation
  • Simulations

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Polymer Science and Technology