Effect of Temperature and Electric Field on the Damping and Stiffness Characteristics of ER Fluid Short Squeeze Film Dampers

Joint Authors

Jagadish, H. P.
Ravikumar, L.

Source

Advances in Tribology

Issue

Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2013-11-21

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

10

Main Subjects

Mechanical Engineering

Abstract EN

Squeeze film dampers are novel rotor dynamic devices used to alleviate small amplitude, large force vibrations and are used in conjunction with antifriction bearings in aircraft jet engine bearings to provide external damping as these possess very little inherent damping.

Electrorheological (ER) fluids are controllable fluids in which the rheological properties of the fluid, particularly viscosity, can be controlled in accordance with the requirements of the rotor dynamic system by controlling the intensity of the applied electric field and this property can be utilized in squeeze film dampers, to provide variable stiffness and damping at a particular excitation frequency.

The paper investigates the effect of temperature and electric field on the apparent viscosity and dynamic (stiffness and damping characteristics) of ER fluid (suspension of diatomite in transformer oil) using the available literature.

These characteristics increase with the field as the viscosity increases with the field.

However, these characteristics decrease with increase in temperature and shear strain rate as the viscosity of the fluid decreases with temperature and shear strain rate.

The temperature is an important parameter as the aircraft jet engine rotors are located in a zone of high temperature gradients and the damper fluid is susceptible to large variations in temperature.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Jagadish, H. P.& Ravikumar, L.. 2013. Effect of Temperature and Electric Field on the Damping and Stiffness Characteristics of ER Fluid Short Squeeze Film Dampers. Advances in Tribology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Jagadish, H. P.& Ravikumar, L.. Effect of Temperature and Electric Field on the Damping and Stiffness Characteristics of ER Fluid Short Squeeze Film Dampers. Advances in Tribology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478714

American Medical Association (AMA)

Jagadish, H. P.& Ravikumar, L.. Effect of Temperature and Electric Field on the Damping and Stiffness Characteristics of ER Fluid Short Squeeze Film Dampers. Advances in Tribology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478714

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-478714