RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF MR FLUIDS RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN SHOCK ABSORBERS

Abstract

Abstract The paper summarises the results of laboratory testing of rheological behaviour of (magnetorheological) MR fluids designed for use in shock absorber and vibration dampers. The experiments used a rotational rheometer with an extra chamber inside which a uniform magnetic field can be generated. Underlying the description of rheological properties of fluids is the Herschel-Bulkley’s model of viscous- plastic substances. The aim of the experiment was to determine the shear stress, yield stress, the yield factor and the power-law exponent depending on the magnetic flux density, followed by the comparative study of rheological parameters of investigated fluids.