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Theory and Simulation of Fiber Texture Formation and Rheology of Carbonaceous Mesophase Fibers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

A. D. Rey
A. D. Rey*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Mcgill University, 3610 University Street. Montreal, PQ H3A 2B2, Canada
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Abstract

Carbonaceous mesophases are discotic nematic liquid crystals that are spun into high performance carbon fibers using the melt spinning process. The spinning process produces a wide range of different fiber textures and cross-sectional shapes. Circular planar polar (PP), circular planar radial (PR) textures, ribbon planar radial (RPR), and ribbon planar line (RPL) textures are ubiquitous ones. This paper presents, solves, and validates a model of mesophase fiber texture formation based on the classical Landau-de Gennes theory of liquid crystals, adapted here to carbonaceous mesophases. The effects of fiber cross-sectional shape and elongational flow on texture formation are characterized. Emphasis is on qualitative model validation using existing experimental data [1, 2]. The results provide additional knowledge on how to optimize and control mesophase fiber textures.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 709: Symposium CC – Advances in Liquid Crystalline Materials and Technologies , 2001 , CC8.5.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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