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
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323592 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Contributors | Siu, Yuet Lun., 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, vi, 54 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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