Synthesis, characterization and selection of optimal constituents of magnetorheological fluid for damper application

Authors

  • Subash Acharya 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore, India 575 025. AND Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India 576104 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1648-2409
  • N P Puneet Department of Automobile Engineering, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Shavige Malleswara Hill, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bangalore 560111. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4121-7778
  • Rangaraj M Desai Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand – 248002 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0378-9866
  • Vishal Sundaram Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore, India 575 025.
  • Hemantha Kumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore, India 575 025. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1372-3382

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56042/ijems.v32i01.11672

Keywords:

Damping coefficient, Genetic Algorithm, Magnetorheological fluid, Selected:MR damper, Optimization

Abstract

Magnetorheological (MR) dampers are a category of energy dissipating devices that employ magnetorheological fluids which undergoes drastic change in its behaviour under the presence of magnetic stimulus. The damping characteristics of an MR damper predominantly depends on the dimensions of damper and on the constituents of MR fluid (MRF). In this work, an optimal MRF composition suitable for a monotube MR damper has been selected from six prepared MRF based on optimization. Initially, MR damper piston dimensions have been obtained by means of optimization. The damper has been fabricated and filled with commercial MRF 132DGTM fluid (Lord Corporation) and its performance has been tested. The experimental results have been validated with computational results. In the next part of the study, MRF samples composed of three particle weight fractions of fine and coarse-sized iron particles have been synthesized, and the rheological properties have been measured and compared with those of commercial MR fluid. The force-displacement characteristics of a damper employing synthesized MRF have been determined with and without the application of current to the damper coil. Finally, by means of the Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm, optimum iron particle size and weight fraction have been selected from the pareto front solutions.

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Published

2025-07-22

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 01 (2025): IJEMS-FEBRUARY 2025

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