<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper summarises the results of laboratory testing of rheological behaviour of (magnetorheological) MR fluids designed for use in shock absorber and vibration dampers. The experiments used a rotational rheometer with an extra chamber inside which a uniform magnetic field can be generated. Underlying the description of rheological properties of fluids is the Herschel-Bulkley’s model of viscous- plastic substances. The aim of the experiment was to determine the shear stress, yield stress, the yield factor and the power-law exponent depending on the magnetic flux density, followed by the comparative study of rheological parameters of investigated fluids.</p></abstract>

The paper summarises the results of laboratory testing of rheological behaviour of (magnetorheological) MR fluids designed for use in shock absorber and vibration dampers. The experiments used a rotational rheometer with an extra chamber inside which a uniform magnetic field can be generated. Underlying the description of rheological properties of fluids is the Herschel-Bulkley’s model of viscous- plastic substances. The aim of the experiment was to determine the shear stress, yield stress, the yield factor and the power-law exponent depending on the magnetic flux density, followed by the comparative study of rheological parameters of investigated fluids.

RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF MR FLUIDS RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN SHOCK ABSORBERS

AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Department of Process Control, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

AGH University of Science and Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Department of Machine Design and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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The paper summarises the results of laboratory testing of rheological behaviour of (magnetorheological) MR fluids designed for use in shock absorber and...

RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF MR FLUIDS RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN SHOCK ABSORBERS

Published Online: Dec 31, 2013

Page range: 107 - 110

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2013-0019

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