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Field dependence of the response of a magnetorheological suspension under steady shear flow and squeezing flow

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A comparison was made of the behaviour of a magnetorheological suspension under steady shear flow and constant velocity squeezing flow. The strain rates and sample dimensions were chosen to be comparable in the two deformation modes, and the dependence of the mechanical properties on the magnetic flux density B was investigated. The measurements found that the mechanical response under squeezing flow scaled as B0.91, whereas the response under shearing scaled as B1.4, close to theoretical predictions. This difference of the field dependence between the shearing and squeezing flows was possibly due to the different microstructural rearrangement processes which occur in the two deformation modes.

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Dr Thomas Bien (Fuchs-DEA Schmierstoffe GmbH & Co KG, Germany) and Dr Sabine Neuber (Anton Paar Physica) are thanked for their assistance with the samples. This work has been funded by the Australian Research Council – the support is gratefully acknowledged.

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See, H. Field dependence of the response of a magnetorheological suspension under steady shear flow and squeezing flow. Rheol Acta 42, 86–92 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-002-0258-7

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