Structure of complex fluids

这是一个建议，研究复杂的流体系统的结构下的外部约束条件下的流动和约束使用成像技术，如X射线衍射和光学显微镜和机械性能探针，如流变仪和表面力装置。 流动研究将主要在简单剪切下进行。 限制研究将涉及流体简单地限制在可控表面之间，有和没有剪切的存在。 研究对象包括乳脂、可可脂等食物脂肪、液晶等。 这些研究的目标是将经过充分研究的机械性能与其基本结构起源相关联，这应该会更好地了解这些重要材料的商业加工方式。

This is a proposal to study the structure of complex fluid systems under external constraining conditions of flow and confinement using imaging techniques such as x-ray diffraction and optical microscopy and mechanical property probes such as rheometers and the surface forces apparatus. Flow studies will be conducted primarily under simple shear. Confinement studies will involve fluids simply confined between controllable surfaces both with and without the presence of shear. Materials to be studies include food fats such as milk fat and cocoa butter, and liquid crystals. These studies have a goal of correlating well-studied mechanical properties with their fundamental structural origins which should result in a better understanding of how these important materials are commercially processed.