Wan Tsz Kai, Jones. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [81]-83). / Text in English; abstract also in Chinese. / Wan Tsz Kai, Jones. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.iii / Contents --- p.iv / List of Figures --- p.vii / List of Tables --- p.xii / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- What is an electrorheological fluid? --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Overview of recent works on ER fluids by using the dipolar model --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives of the thesis --- p.3 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Justification of the dipolar model --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- Derivation of the dipolar factor --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- Modification of the dipolar factor for a pair of polarized spheres --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Image charge for a conducting sphere --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Difference equation for a pair of equal spheres: point charge consideration --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Induced image dipoles for a pair of conducting spheres --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3 --- Force and energy between a pair of polarized spheres --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Calculation of multipole force by the thermodynamic approach --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Calculation of multipole force by the energy consideration --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Comparison of the multipole force with the force between two point dipoles --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Results and Discussion --- p.22 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Dielectric response of ER fluids --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1 --- Effective dielectric response of two-component systems: Maxwell- Garnett theory --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Formalism and the dilute limit --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Maxwell-Garnett approximation --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2 --- Effective dielectric response of three-component systems: spectral representation --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Generalized Maxwell-Garnett approximation --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Spectral representation of three-component systems --- p.33 / Chapter 3.3 --- "Effective dielectric response of three-component systems: dielectric core coated with, a liquid water shell embedded in a host medium" --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Poles and Residues --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Contribution of the resonant terms --- p.39 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Contribution of the non-resonant term --- p.43 / Chapter 3.4 --- Effective dielectric response of three-component systems: dielectric core coated with a metallic shell embedded in a host medium --- p.45 / Chapter 3.5 --- Effective dielectric response of three-component systems: Metallic core coated with a dielectric shell embedded in a host medium --- p.47 / Chapter 3.6 --- Conclusion --- p.49 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- System of distributed shell thickness --- p.51 / Chapter 4.1 --- Numerical solution of the spectral density of constant shell thickness --- p.51 / Chapter 4.2 --- Spectral density of distributed shell thickness --- p.53 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Anisotropic three-component systems --- p.60 / Chapter 5.1 --- Generalized Maxwell-Garnett approximation for anisotropic structure --- p.60 / Chapter 5.2 --- Anisotropic Maxwell-Garnett formula --- p.63 / Chapter 5.3 --- Spectral representation for anisotropic microstructures --- p.65 / Appendix A. Potential energy function and dipolar factor TO --- p.70 / Appendix B. Ground state structure of an ER fluid --- p.72 / Chapter B.1 --- Structure formation due to dipole interaction --- p.72 / Chapter B.2 --- Dipole energy for other lattice structures --- p.75 / Appendix C. Yield stress and shear modulus --- p.78 / Bibliography --- p.81

Wan Tsz Kai, Jones. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [91]-95). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Wan Tsz Kai, Jones.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-115). Also available in electronic version. Access restricted to campus users.

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Lo Chi-keung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-72). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- What is an electrorheological fluid? --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Overview of recent theoretical studies on ER fluids --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives of the thesis --- p.4 / Chapter 2 --- Review of some established macroscopic concepts --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1 --- Local field and depolarization tensor --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2 --- Clausius-Mossotti equation --- p.10 / Chapter 3 --- Ewald-Kornfeld formulation and effects of geometric anisotropy on local field distribution --- p.12 / Chapter 3.1 --- The development of the Ewald-Kornfeld method --- p.12 / Chapter 3.2 --- General Ewald-Kornfeld Formalism - point dipole approximation --- p.13 / Chapter 3.3 --- Ewald-Kornfeld Formalism - tetragonal lattice of point dipoles --- p.14 / Chapter 3.4 --- Numerical Results --- p.16 / Chapter 3.5 --- Contact with macroscopic concepts --- p.18 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Generalized Clausius-Mossotti equation --- p.18 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Onsager reaction field --- p.19 / Chapter 3.6 --- Figures --- p.22 / Chapter 4 --- Field-induced structure transformation in ER solid --- p.24 / Chapter 4.1 --- Ewald-Kornfeld Formalism - body-centered tetragonal lattice --- p.25 / Chapter 4.2 --- Effects of structure transformation on the local field --- p.27 / Chapter 4.3 --- Structure transformation via rotating electric fields --- p.28 / Chapter 4.4 --- Competitions between FCC and HCP --- p.30 / Chapter 4.5 --- Figures --- p.31 / Chapter 5 --- Geometric anisotropy from distortive lattices: ferrodistortive and antidistortive systems --- p.34 / Chapter 5.1 --- Ferrodistortive lattice --- p.35 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Sublattice interaction tensors --- p.36 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Effective polarizability and Clausius-Mossotti equation --- p.37 / Chapter 5.2 --- Antidistortive lattice --- p.39 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Sublattice interaction tensors --- p.40 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Sublattice dipole moments --- p.41 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Effective polarizability and polarization catastrophe --- p.43 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Depolarization field --- p.44 / Chapter 5.3 --- Experimental realization - colloidal self-assembly --- p.45 / Chapter 5.4 --- Figures --- p.46 / Chapter 6 --- Discussion and conclusion --- p.52 / Chapter 6.1 --- Discussion on our work and possible future extension --- p.52 / Chapter 6.2 --- Conclusion --- p.54 / Chapter A --- Piezoelectric coefficients by Ewald-Kornfeld formulation --- p.57 / Chapter B --- Alternative formulation for Ewald-Kornfeld formulation by di- rect calculations of the dipole interaction tensor --- p.59 / Chapter C --- Ewald-multipole formulation --- p.63 / Chapter C.1 --- Multipole fields --- p.64 / Chapter C.2 --- Coupled dipole-quadrupole lattice --- p.66 / Bibliography --- p.69

Shen Lei = 旋转颗粒的动态电流变效应 / 沈雷. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-72). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Shen Lei = Xuan zhuan ke li de dong tai dian liu bian xiao ying / Shen Lei. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- ER fluids and dynamic ER effects --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Negative ER effects and Quincke Rotations --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Recent works on ER fluids --- p.5 / Chapter 1.4 --- Objectives of the thesis --- p.8 / Chapter 2 --- Dynamic ER effects of two-body systems --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1 --- Formalism under the point-dipole approximation --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- Numerical results under the point-dipole approximation --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3 --- Discussions under the MID approximation --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4 --- Conclusion --- p.28 / Chapter 3 --- Dynamic ER effects of periodic boundary systems --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1 --- Ewald-Kornfeld formulation --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2 --- Structure transformation in ER solids induced by particle rota- tions --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3 --- Structure transformation in ER solids induced by field rotations --- p.42 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion and conclusion --- p.45 / Chapter 4 --- Dynamic ER effects of Quincke rotations --- p.48 / Chapter 4.1 --- Formalism --- p.49 / Chapter 4.2 --- Molecular dynamics simulations --- p.51 / Chapter 4.3 --- Numerical results --- p.54 / Chapter 4.4 --- Self assembly of Quincke rotors --- p.61 / Chapter 4.5 --- Discussion and conclusion --- p.62 / Chapter 5 --- Summary --- p.65 / Bibliography --- p.68 / Chapter A --- Derivation of the multiple image expression --- p.73 / Chapter A.1 --- Images of a point charge --- p.73 / Chapter A.2 --- Images of a point dipole --- p.74 / Chapter A.3 --- Images of a pair of spheres --- p.76 / Chapter B --- Optimizations of the Ewald summation --- p.81

Siu Yuet Lun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [51]-54). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Siu Yuet Lun. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgments --- p.ii / Contents --- p.iii / List of Figures --- p.v / List of Tables --- p.vii / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- What is an electrorheological fluid? --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Overview of recent theoretical studies of ER fluids --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives of the thesis --- p.3 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Justification of the DID model --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Review of the multiple image method --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- The development of the multiple image method --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Image dipole --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Total dipole moment --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2 --- Comparison of the multiple image method with the Klingenberg's force functions --- p.11 / Chapter 2.3 --- Interparticle force in polydisperse ER fluids --- p.16 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Computer simulations of ER fluids in the DID model --- p.22 / Chapter 3.1 --- The natural scales in the simulation --- p.23 / Chapter 3.2 --- The aggregation for a pair of spheres --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- In uniaxial field --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- In rotating field --- p.28 / Chapter 3.3 --- The aggregation for three and four spheres in the rotating field --- p.31 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Computer simulation of morphology in the DID model --- p.35 / Chapter 4.1 --- Hard-core repulsion --- p.35 / Chapter 4.2 --- Periodic boundary conditions --- p.36 / Chapter 4.3 --- Morphology in DID model and PD model --- p.38 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Conclusion --- p.43 / Chapter Appendix A. --- Analytic results of the equation of motion --- p.44 / Chapter A.1 --- Analytic solution for two spheres --- p.45 / Chapter A.2 --- Analytic solution for three spheres in a chain --- p.45 / Chapter A.3 --- Analytic solution for three spheres in an equilateral triangle --- p.47 / Chapter A.4 --- Analytic solution for four spheres in a square --- p.48 / Chapter Appendix B. --- Table of values of the time steps --- p.50 / Bibliography --- p.51

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2005. / "December 2005." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-166). Online version available on the World Wide Web. Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2005]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2006. / Principal faculty advisor: Annette D. Shine, Dept. of Chemical Engineering. Includes bibliographical references.