Issue |
Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.
Volume 84, Number 2, November 2018
Materials for Energy harvesting, conversion and storage (Icome 2017)
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Article Number | 21101 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Physics and Mechanics of Fluids, Microfluidics | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2018180182 | |
Published online | 14 December 2018 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2018180182
Regular Article
Magnetorheological damper behaviour in accordance with flow mode★
Mechanical and Industrial Manufacturing Department, MGEP Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa, Loramendi 4, Apdo. 23, 20500 Mondragon, Spain
* e-mail: jberasategui@mondragon.edu
Received:
20
June
2018
Received in final form:
19
September
2018
Accepted:
8
October
2018
Published online: 14 December 2018
The objective of this article is to determine the optimal flow mode in an MR damper to maximize its performance. Flow mode is one of the main design issues in an MR damper, as it determines the velocity profile and the pressure drop across the gap. In this research, two MR dampers were designed and manufactured with two flow modes: valve and mixed. The response of these two dampers was compared experimentally. Additionally, the experimental tests were correlated by theoretical results that were obtained considering the rheological behaviour of the MR fluid, the shear stress distribution in the gap, and the damper movement. Interestingly, the obtained results suggest that flow mode is not a significant parameter for determining the behaviour of a MR damper.
© EDP Sciences, 2018
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