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MR Fluids Aditya Ramakrishnan
MR Fluids Aditya Ramakrishnan
FLUIDS
ADITYA RAMAKRISHNAN
MEEN 3344
FALL 2004
WHAT ARE ‘MR’ FLUIDS?
Vibration Control
Active Damping Controls
Brakes
Clutches
Stabilizing Leg Brace
Regulating Flow
Exercise Equipment
Other Applications
Variable damping system based on magnetorheological fluid sponges can
help control the vibratory motion of a household washing machine during its
Magnetorheological spin cycle. Damping is switched on as the drum passes through resonance
shocks and off again at the highest speeds for optimum vibration isolation.
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