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An Investigation And Improvement Of Electrorheological (Er) Fluid Technology, Adil F. Dalal
An Investigation And Improvement Of Electrorheological (Er) Fluid Technology, Adil F. Dalal
Masters Theses
The purpose of this research was to investigate and overcome the limitations of Electrorheological (ER) fluids and to introduce this advanced technology at WMU. Electrorheological (ER) Fluids are a special class of fluids, which exhibit a reversible, infinitely variable phase transition from a liquid to a solid/semi-plastic state, in the presence of an electric field.
ER fluids can provide a unique solution to the problems of vibration isolation of systems. The applications are currently limited due to the high voltage requirements, electric power related heating and limited research into wear/abrasive characteristics of ER fluids.
A specially designed and constructed "electro-viscosimeter" …