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Study of the effect of particle volume fraction on the microstructure of magnetorheological fluids using ultrasound: Transition between the strong-link to the weak-link regimes

magnetorheological fluid
ultrasonic characterization
strong link regimen
weak link regimen
magnetic field
Jaime Rodríguez-López, Pedro Castro, Luis Elvira, Francisco Montero de Espinosa
Ultrasonics, vol. 61, 2015, 10-14
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2015.03.011

The effect of particle volume fraction on the microstructure of magnetorheological (MR) fluids has been studied using ultrasonic techniques. When no magnetic field is applied, they behave as slurry. However, when magnetic field is applied, important features regarding the change of the microstructure have been found with the help of ultrasonic waves propagating in the direction of the magnetic field. As the volume fraction increases, a rearrangement of particles which decrease the compressibility of the system is detected; nevertheless, the material behaves as a non-consolidated material. Three different particle volume fraction regions are found identifying a critical particle volume fraction predicted in the literature. Ultrasounds are confirmed as an interesting tool to study MR fluids in static conditions.

This work was supported by a CSIC JAE fellowship and funding from Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (DPI2013-46915-C2-1-R).

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