THIRUMALAISAMY SURYAPRABHA^A, CHUNGHYUN CHOI^A, ZUBAIR AHMED CHANDIO^B, LAWRENCE ROBERT MSALILWA^B, TAEGWANG YUN^C,*, JUN YOUNG CHEONG^B,*, BYUNGIL HWANG^A,*

Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol.40, No.3-4, pp. 191-204, 2023, DOI:10.32381/JPM.2023.40.3-4.5

Abstract Magnetorheological fluids (MRFs) is a smart fluid system that exhibits swift and reversible alterations in their rheological characteristics when exposed to an external magnetic field. MRFs are used for applications in various areas, including automotive systems, robotics, aerospace, and civil engineering. The performance of MRFs depends on the behavior of the dispersed magnetic particles, necessitating thoughtful consideration of particle traits to optimize fluid performance. Carbonyl Iron Powders (CIPs), high purity iron (>98%) reduced from penta carbonyl iron, are widely employed in MRFs due to their exceptional magnetic characteristics. Nevertheless, the innate surfaces of CIPs tend to conglomerate, leading to compromises… More >

Seyed Salman Hosseini¹, Javad Marzbanrad^2,*

Sound & Vibration, Vol.53, No.6, pp. 297-308, 2019, DOI:10.32604/sv.2019.07434

Abstract In this paper; the dynamic characteristics of a semi-active magnetorheological fluid (MRF) engine mount are studied. To do so, the performance of the MRF engine mount is experimentally examined in higher frequencies (50~170 Hz) and the various amplitudes (0.01 ~ 0.2 mm). In such an examination, an MRF engine mount along with its magnetically biased is fabricated and successfully measured. In addition, the natural frequencies of the system are obtained by standard hammer modal test. For modelling the behavior of the system, a mass-spring-damper model with tuned PID coefficients based on Pessen integral of absolute error method is used. The… More >

Chenxi Xiong^1,2, Xianghe Peng^1,2,3, Chunwei Zhao^1,2,4, Ning Hu^1,5,6

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.31, No.1, pp. 65-86, 2012, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2012.031.065

Abstract A method to reduce the sedimentation of the ferromagnetic particles in magnetorheological fluids (MRFs) is studied with numerical simulation and experiment. It shows that, making use of the magnetic field generated by a permanent magnet put simply above an MRF, the sedimentation of the particles in the MRF can be reduced remarkably. The magnetic force on a ferromagnetic particle and that on a particle chain are computed with the finite element (FE) code ANSYS. It reveals that the magnetic force on a particle-chain is much larger than the sum of the magnetic force on each individual particle in the chain… More >

Chunwei Zhao^1,2, Xianghe Peng^1,2,3, Jin Huang⁴, Ning Hu^1,5,6

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.30, No.3, pp. 219-236, 2012, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2012.030.219

Abstract The validity of the two conventional micro-macro descriptions for MRFs, based respectively on the exact dipole model and the simplified dipole model, is examined with the results obtained with the commercially available finite element (FE) code ANSYS. It is found that although the simplified dipole model can match better the result by FE computation, there is still a marked difference. An enhanced dipole model is then suggested, which takes into account the contribution of the magnetized particles to magnetic field. Making use of a statistical approach and neglecting the interaction between particle chains, a micro-macro approach is developed for the… More >

Xinhua Liu^1,2, Yongzhi Liu¹, Hao Liu¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.91, No.1, pp. 65-80, 2013, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2013.091.065

Abstract In order to study the rheological characteristics of magnetorheological fluids, a simulation approach through integration of Monte Carlo method and GPU accelerated technology was proposed and the three-dimensional micro-structure of magnetic particles in different strength magnetic fields were simulated. The Monte Carlo method to magnetic particles of magnetorheological fluids and its key steps such as particle modeling, magnetic energy equations calculating and system state updating were elaborated. Moreover, GPU accelerated technology was applied to the simulation of magnetorheological fluids to reduce computational time and a flowchart for the proposed approach was designed. Finally, a physics experiment was carried out and… More >