ELECTRO-MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS DISPERSING ZEOLITE PARTICLES CONTAINING IRON

Abstract

Some functional fluids that respond to both magnetic and electric fields have been prepared and their characteristics are described. In this study, an electro-magnetorheological fluid (EMRF) dispersing zeolite particles containing metallic iron by reducing precipitated magnetite has been investigated. When the viscosity is measured by cone plate viscometer and cylindrical viscometer, electric and magnetic fields are applied both between cone and plate or two cylinders. In case of cone plate, the shear stress at constant shear rate increased with the increase of both magnetic field and electric field. On the other hand when the viscosity is measured by cylindrical viscometer, the shear stress at constant shear rate increased with the increase of electric field, however, the increase rate of shear stress by magnetic field is very small. In this case the magnetic field direction is perpendicular to electric field. The EMRF has typical characteristics to respond with magnetic and electric field. The shear stress of EMRF in electric field is stronger than that of magnetic field. Additionally, the inflection and peak point in the shear rate-shear stress curve are appeared and the behaviors of the clusters in the electric field are observed. The experimental results suggested that the fluid viscosity (shear stress/shear rate) is affected by the arrangement of clusters parallel or perpendicular to the direction of the EMRF flow.