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W. Van Dael
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Publications - 43
Citations - 1050
W. Van Dael is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Liquid crystal & Critical point (thermodynamics). The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 43 publications receiving 1023 citations.
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Temperature dependence of the enthalpy and the heat capacity of the liquid-crystal octylcyanobiphenyl (8CB)
TL;DR: In this paper, an adiabatic scanning calorimeter has been used to study the thermal behavior of the liquid-crystal octylcyanobiphenyl (8CB) in the temperature range between 10 and 50°C.
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Nematic-Smectic- A Tricritical Point in Alkylcyanobiphenyl Liquid Crystals
TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that the specific heat exponent depends on the width of the $N$ range for continuous $\mathrm{AN}$ transitions, where AN is a tricritical point in the phase diagram.
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Experimental Evidence for a Nematic to Smectic A Tricritical Point in Alkylcyanobiphenyl Mixtures
TL;DR: In this article, an adiabatic scanning calorimeter was used to investigate the temperature dependence of the enthalpy and the heat capacity near the smectic A to nematic (N) phase transition in mixtures of alkylcyanobiphenyl (nCB) liquid crystals.
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Heat Capacity and Enthalpy Behavior Near Phase Transitions in Some Alkylcyanobiphenyls
TL;DR: In this article, an adiabatic scanning calorimeter has been used in a calorimetric investigation of alkyl-cyanobiphenyl (nCB) liquid crystals.
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Heat capacity of the binary liquid system triethylamine–water near the critical solution point
Jan Thoen,E. Bloemen,W. Van Dael +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the specific heat Cpx has been measured for the binary system triethylamine-water as a function of temperature near the critical solution temperature at the critical concentration.