Sergei Bronnikov1, Sergei Kostromin, Vyacheslav Zuev
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.9, No.4, pp. 207-214, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.009.207
Abstract Kinetics of the ordered phase growth in a melted multi-component liquid crystalline mixture subjected to a deep cooling was studied using polarizing optical microscopy. The droplets of the ordered phase revealed in the optical images across the phase transition were segmented and treated statistically. In the resulting histograms, two overlapping statistical ensembles related to two main components of the mixture were recognized. These ensembles were successfully described using principles of irreversible thermodynamics and the mean droplet diameters within both ensembles were determined. Analysis of the mean droplet diameter as a function of time allowed recognition of two regimes involved in… More >
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