A magnetorheological fluid(MRF)is a smart composite suspension composed of nonmagnetic liquid and soft magnetic particles.Carrier fluids can considerably influence the performance of MRFs;therefore,to investigate the ...A magnetorheological fluid(MRF)is a smart composite suspension composed of nonmagnetic liquid and soft magnetic particles.Carrier fluids can considerably influence the performance of MRFs;therefore,to investigate the effect of carrier fluids on MRFs,an SO/IL-MRF was prepared by mixing an ionic liquid(IL)with silicone oil(SO)in this study.Three types of MRF samples were prepared for experiments(pure SO,pure IL,and SO/IL).According to the experi-mental results,the SO/IL-MRF has better sedimentation stability than those based on pure SO and pure IL.Further,three methods were used to determine the shear yield stresses of the MRFs.The SO/IL-MRF achieved a higher shear yield stress than those of the other two because a network structure is formed between the ionic fragments and the molecular chains of the SO in the SO/IL-MRF.This increases the movement resistance of the particles in the carrier fluid,and it is unlike the mechanism of the IL-enhanced MRF.This work provides new ideas for improving the MRF performance.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[52002264,52178459].
文摘A magnetorheological fluid(MRF)is a smart composite suspension composed of nonmagnetic liquid and soft magnetic particles.Carrier fluids can considerably influence the performance of MRFs;therefore,to investigate the effect of carrier fluids on MRFs,an SO/IL-MRF was prepared by mixing an ionic liquid(IL)with silicone oil(SO)in this study.Three types of MRF samples were prepared for experiments(pure SO,pure IL,and SO/IL).According to the experi-mental results,the SO/IL-MRF has better sedimentation stability than those based on pure SO and pure IL.Further,three methods were used to determine the shear yield stresses of the MRFs.The SO/IL-MRF achieved a higher shear yield stress than those of the other two because a network structure is formed between the ionic fragments and the molecular chains of the SO in the SO/IL-MRF.This increases the movement resistance of the particles in the carrier fluid,and it is unlike the mechanism of the IL-enhanced MRF.This work provides new ideas for improving the MRF performance.
