AN OVERVIEW OF MAGNETO- AND ELECTRO-RHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN FLUID POWER SYSTEMS

Authors

  • Ashish Agrawal M.I.M.E Department, University of Toledo, 4005 Nitschke Hall, 2801 West Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606, USA
  • Prashant Kulkarni M.I.M.E Department, University of Toledo, 4005 Nitschke Hall, 2801 West Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606, USA
  • Sheila L. Vieira M.I.M.E Department, University of Toledo, 4005 Nitschke Hall, 2801 West Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606, USA
  • Nagi G. Naganathan M.I.M.E Department, University of Toledo, 4005 Nitschke Hall, 2801 West Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606, USA

Keywords:

magnetorheological fluids, electrorheological fluids, smart materials, fluid power

Abstract

The rapid change in viscosity of magnetorheological (MR) and electrorheological (ER) fluids subjected to a magnet-ic or an electric field, respectively, has attracted the attention of many researchers. However, as MR fluids show higher yield stress than ER fluids, they have merited more attention during the last few years. In this paper we present an over-view of magneto- and electrorheological fluids, their basic properties, behaviour under different flow types and their uses in fluid power systems, among others.

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Author Biographies

Ashish Agrawal, M.I.M.E Department, University of Toledo, 4005 Nitschke Hall, 2801 West Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606, USA

Ashish Agrawal Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from VJTI University of Mumbai (India) in 1999. Currently pursuing a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Toledo.

Prashant Kulkarni, M.I.M.E Department, University of Toledo, 4005 Nitschke Hall, 2801 West Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606, USA

Prashant Kulkarni Got a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engi-neering from The University of Bombay, India, in 1999. Presently doing Master's in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toledo (Ohio, USA) and working on the project "Driveline Analysis Software Devel-opment" for Dana Corporation. Area of research: magnetorehological fluids.

Sheila L. Vieira, M.I.M.E Department, University of Toledo, 4005 Nitschke Hall, 2801 West Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606, USA

Sheila L. Vieira Graduated in Chemical Engineering from Unicamp (Brazil), got her Master's degree in Petroleum Engineering and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the same university. Worked one year in Caxias do Sul (Brazil) with plastics and wood recycling and 2 years at Yamagata University (Japan) as an Research Associate, teaching rheology to undergraduate students of Mechanical Engi-neering and researching about ER fluids. Since 2000 works at the University of Toledo (USA) at the Dynamic and Smart Systems Laboratory doing research on MR fluids.

Nagi G. Naganathan, M.I.M.E Department, University of Toledo, 4005 Nitschke Hall, 2801 West Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606, USA

Nagi Naganathan Currently Professor and Interim Dean of the College of Engineering of The University of Toledo. He graduated with B.E. (honours) in Mechanical Engineering in 1978 from Univer-sity of Madras (Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirapalli), M.S. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from Clarkson Univer-sity in 1981, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University in 1986. He is also the director of Dynamic & Smart Systems Laboratory at The University of Toledo in the M.I.M.E. Department.

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2001-08-01

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Agrawal, A., Kulkarni, P., Vieira, S. L., & Naganathan, N. G. (2001). AN OVERVIEW OF MAGNETO- AND ELECTRO-RHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN FLUID POWER SYSTEMS. International Journal of Fluid Power, 2(2), 5–36. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/IJFP/article/view/637

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