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
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322227 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Contributors | Wan, Tsz Kai Jones., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Physics. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xi, 83 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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