Tuning Active Magnetorheological Elastomers for Damping Applications

2010 ◽  
Vol 636-637 ◽  
pp. 766-771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Boczkowska ◽  
Stefan F. Awietjan

Magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) were obtained by mixing soft polyurethane and carbonyl-iron particles. The effect of the volume fraction of the ferromagnetic particles on the MREs microstructure and properties, as well as their arrangement in relation to the external magnetic field were investigated. As a ferromagnetic component carbonyl–iron powder, with particle size from 6-9µm, was used. The amount of the carbonyl iron particles was varied from 1.5 to 33.0 %(v/v). The samples were produced with randomly dispersed and aligned carbonyl iron particles. Scanning electron and light microscopy techniques were used for the MRE microstructure observations. The rheological properties (G’, G’’ and tan δ) of the MRE were tested without and with the application of the magnetic field. It was found that the microstructure of MREs, particularly the amount and arrangement of the carbonyl-iron particles, has a significant influence on their rheological and damping properties.

2008 ◽  
Vol 587-588 ◽  
pp. 630-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Boczkowska ◽  
Stefan F. Awietjan

The aim of the study was to develop an innovative processing method of magnetorheological elastomers (MRE). This method comprises optimization of the MRE structure in the context of their performance in the magnetic field. The influence of the amount of ferromagnetic particles and their arrangement in relation to the external magnetic field was investigated. Urethane magnetorheological elastomers were manufactured using polyurethane gels, supplied by Dow Chemical Company. As the ferromagnetic carbonyl–iron powder with particles size from 6-9)m produced by Fluka was used. The amount of the carbonyl iron particles was varied from 1.5 to 33.0 vol. %. Magnetic field strengths used during the fabrication of MRE were 0.1 and 0.3 T. The samples with particle chains aligned or slopped at 45 degree to the long sample axis were produced. To evaluate the external magnetic field effect on the magnetorheological properties a deflection in the magnetic field was measured. Samples were placed parallel to the magnetic field lines and deflected prior to the application of a magnetic field. After the application of the magnetic field the sample tended to straighten which was measured by displacement sensor. Magnetic field in a range of 0-0.9 T has been applied. Also the compression tests were carried out without and within external magnetic field with the strength of 0.3 T. The experiment showed that application of the magnetic field increases stiffness of the material. The amount of iron particles and their arrangement have influence on the stress-strain curves course.


2013 ◽  
Vol 833 ◽  
pp. 291-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Lei Sun ◽  
Xiong Qi Peng ◽  
Zao Yang Guo

Magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) are a class of smart composites whose mechanical properties can be obviously changed under different magnetic field. Only a few works study its magnetostrictive property, which describes the changes in dimensions of a material in its magnetization. Magnetostriction in the ferromagnetic particle is also called eigenstrain in MREs. It is modeled using the nonlinear function of the magnetization in this article. The eigenstrain due to the magnetostriction is incorporated in the structure of the MREs using a generalized Hookes Law. By means of initial strain, a finite element simulation is presented to describe the magnetostriction of MREs. The results show that the magnetostriction along the magnetic field depends on the magnetization and the volume fraction of particles. As an application, we will present numerical simulations for a magnetostriction and compare these results with measured data.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (25) ◽  
pp. 1950290
Author(s):  
Salah Aguib ◽  
Abdelkader Nour ◽  
Toufik Djedid

Materials with novel properties and compounds of intelligent material combinations are a key to innovation in various successful sectors of the global industry as well as for its export. Magnetorheological elastomer materials have interesting physical properties; most of these properties are modified and adapted under the influence of external parameters such as the magnetic field. In this work, an experimental characterization of the magnetorheological elastomers (MRE) loaded with 20% of the iron particles was made. The results showed that the properties of these materials can be modified very selectively and reversibly under the influence of magnetic field, where the stiffness of the material varies depending on the magnetic field intensity that influences the attractive force between iron particles.


2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (28n29) ◽  
pp. 4875-4882 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. L. GONG ◽  
L. CHEN ◽  
J. F. LI

This paper presents two kinds of magnetorheological elastomers (MREs). One is composed of appropriate silicon rubber, carbonyl iron particles and some other materials. It is cured under a strong magnetic field at a room temperature. Its shear modulus change from 0.34MPa at zero magnetic field to 3.34MPa at 1T magnetic field, the relative MR effect reaches 878%. Such high MR effect has not been reported until now. The other is composed by appropriate natural rubber, carbonyl iron particles and some other materials. After the compositions are mixed in a two-roll mill, they are cured under a strong magnetic field according to a temperature profile. The increment of its modulus reaches 3.6MPa, and the relative modulus increment is 133%. Their mechanical properties are also evaluated. All observed results show that the fabricated MREs are utilizable. They have successfully been utilized to adaptive tuned vibration absorbers, which will serve for vibration absorption of vehicles.


2018 ◽  
Vol 772 ◽  
pp. 51-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Azlin Nazira Abd Rahman ◽  
Saiful Amri Mazlan ◽  
Siti Aishah Abdul Aziz ◽  
Nur Azmah Nordin ◽  
Ubaidillah ◽  
...  

In this study, magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) were synthesized using silicone rubber (SR) as the matrix element interspersed with 70 weight percent of corroded carbonyl iron particles (CIPs). The CIPs were corroded in dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl) for 4 hours. The rheological properties related to MR effect were experimentally examined in the absence and presence of magnetic field at various current using a rheometer. The experimental results depicted the MR effect of the MRE with corroded CIPs decreased one-half, 27% as compared to the non-corroded samples, 58%. The correlation between the purity of CIPs and storage modulus of MR elastomer is examined in this study.


Author(s):  
Subramanian Muthukumar ◽  
Selvaraj Sureshkumar ◽  
Arthanari Malleswaran ◽  
Murugan Muthtamilselvan ◽  
Eswari Prem

Abstract A numerical investigation on the effects of uniform and non-uniform heating of bottom wall on mixed convective heat transfer in a square porous chamber filled with nanofluid in the appearance of magnetic field is carried out. Uniform or sinusoidal heat source is fixed at the bottom wall. The top wall moves in either positive or negative direction with a constant cold temperature. The vertical sidewalls are thermally insulated. The finite volume approach based on SIMPLE algorithm is followed for solving the governing equations. The different parameters connected with this study are Richardson number (0.01 ≤ Ri ≤ 100), Darcy number (10−4 ≤ Da ≤ 10−1), Hartmann number (0 ≤ Ha ≤ 70), and the solid volume fraction (0.00 ≤ χ ≤ 0.06). The results are presented graphically in the form of isotherms, streamlines, mid-plane velocities, and Nusselt numbers for the various combinations of the considered parameters. It is observed that the overall heat transfer rate is low at Ri = 100 in the positive direction of lid movement, whereas it is low at Ri = 1 in the negative direction. The average Nusselt number is lowered on growing Hartmann number for all considered moving directions of top wall with non-uniform heating. The low permeability, Da = 10−4 keeps the flow pattern same dominating the magnetic field, whereas magnetic field strongly affects the flow pattern dominating the high Darcy number Da = 10−1. The heat transfer rate increases on enhancing the solid volume fraction regardless of the magnetic field.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4470
Author(s):  
Inna A. Belyaeva ◽  
Jürgen Klepp ◽  
Hartmut Lemmel ◽  
Mikhail Shamonin

Ultra-small-angle neutron scattering (USANS) experiments are reported on isotropic magnetoactive elastomer (MAE) samples with different concentrations of micrometer-sized iron particles in the presence of an in-plane magnetic field up to 350 mT. The effect of the magnetic field on the scattering curves is observed in the scattering vector range between 2.5 × 10−5 and 1.85 × 10−4 Å−1. It is found that the neutron scattering depends on the magnetization history (hysteresis). The relation of the observed changes to the magnetic-field-induced restructuring of the filler particles is discussed. The perspectives of employing USANS for investigations of the internal microstructure and its changes in magnetic field are considered.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 221-225
Author(s):  
Wojciech Horak ◽  
Marcin Szczęch ◽  
Bogdan Sapiński

Abstract This article deals with experimental testing of magnetorheological fluid (MRF) behaviour in the oscillatory squeeze mode. The authors investigate and analyse the influence of excitation frequency and magnetic field density level on axial force in MRFs that differ in particle volume fraction. The results show that, under certain conditions, the phenomenon of self-sealing can occur as a result of the magnetic field gradient and a vacuum in the working gap of the system.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edison E. Chukwuemeka ◽  
Ingmar M. Schoegl

Abstract Characteristics of non-premixed flames such as flame height and lift-off height are affected by the presence of magnetic fields due to the paramagnetic properties of some combustion species. However, it is unknown whether magnetic fields can be used to reduce the emission of pollutants in non-premixed flames. In general, pollutant emissions are reduced in combustion systems if the mixing of combustion species is enhanced during the process. Since paramagnetic combustion species such as O2, O, OH, HO2, etc have a preferential motion direction in the presence of magnetic fields, there is a potential to harness this effect of mixing by imposing a magnetic field on the flame. This study seeks to provide some insights on the effect of magnetic field on pollutants generated in a laminar non-premixed flame numerically. The non-premixed flame is simulated using a detailed chemical mechanism for propane-air combustion and a modified Moss-Brookes soot model. To simulate the effect of magnetism on the paramagnetic chemical species, the species paramagnetic susceptibility is computed using the Curie relation. The non-premixed flame is placed at three different locations within the magnetic field. The computation predicted that the amount of average pollutants reduction is dependent on the location of the flames within the magnetic fields with respect to magnetic gradients. The mass weighted average of the soot volume fraction over the computational domain decreased when the non-premixed flame is located at certain locations within the magnetic field of the solenoid with respect to the absence of the magnetic fields, but increases in other locations.


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