VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY BELAGAVI

RAJARAJESHWARI COLLEGE OF ENGINNERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

TECHNICAL SEMINAR ON

MR FLUID

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PRESENTED BY

Assistant professor GANESH NARAYAN HARIKANTRA
PALAKSHA C P 1RR15ME033
SMART FLUIDS:

A Smart Fluid is a special type of fluid whose

properties can be changed by applying an
electric field or magneticfield.
DISCUSSION ON:
 INTRODUCTION
 WHAT ARE MR FLUIDS?
 MODES OF OPERATIONS
 WORKING PRINCIPLE OF MR FLUID TECHNOLOGY
 ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS.
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES
 INTRODUCTION:

• A Magneto Rheological fluid (MR fluid).

• How it is Different from Ferro Fluids?

• Controlled Motion of Fluid.

 WHAT ARE MR FLUID?
• The term "magneto rheological fluid" comes from a
combination of magneto, meaning magnetic, and
rheo, the prefix for the study of deformation of
matter under applied stress.

Components/Ingredients
Magneto rheological (MR) fluids are basically non colloidal
suspensions of micro sized magnetic particles in an inert base
fluid along with some additives. Thus there are basically three
components in an MR fluid:
A. Base fluid,
B. Metal particles and
C. Stabilizing additives.
 MODES OF OPERATION:

A MR fluid is used in one of three main modes of operation, these being

flow mode, shear mode and squeeze-flow mode.
• Flow mode
• Shear mode
• Squeeze mode
FLOW MODE

In the flow mode, the fluid is pressurized to flow between two surfaces which
are stationary. The flow rate and the pressure of the fluid may be adjusted by
varying the magnetic field.
Flow mode can be used in dampers and shock absorbers.
SHEAR MODE

•Shear mode is particularly used in clutches and brakes where rotational motion is
controlled.
•In the valve mode of the two surfaces that are in contact with the MR fluid, one
surface moves relative to the fluid. This relative motion creates a shear stress in the
fluid. The shear strength of the fluid may be varied by applying different levels of
magnetic field.
SQUEEZE MODE

•This mode is used for application where controlling of small movement

under large force is required.
• In the squeeze film mode, the fluid in between the two plates moving in
direction perpendicular to the plane.
HOW IT WORKS?
Soft magnetic
particles

Carrier
liquid
Particle Sizes !!!!!
• Application of magnetic
field, polarizes and align
magnetic particles. Particle
chain formation limits particle
movement, which in turn limits
themovement of the fluid.
MR FLUIDS WITH THEIR
PROPERTIES
MR fluid MRF-132LD MRF- MRF-336AG
240BS
Fluid base Synthetic oil Water Silicone oil
Operable temp. range oC -40-150 0-70 -40-150
Density (g/cc) 3.055 3.818 3.446
Weight percent solids 80.74% 83.54% 82.02%
Coefficient of thermal expansion 0.55-0.67×10-3 0.223×10-3 0.58×10-3

Specific heat @ 25oC 0.80 0.98 0.68

(J/g oC)
Thermal conductivity (w/w oC) 0.25-1.06 0.83-3.68 0.20-1.88
Flash point (oC) > 150 >93 > 200
Viscosity @ 10s-1/50s-1 0.94/0.33 13.6/5.0 8.5
(Pa-sec)
ANALYSIS OF BRAKE PLATE USING MR FLUID:

WITH NORMAL FLUID: WITH MR FLUID:

ADVANTAGES
• The MR damping system uses onboard electronics.
• No additional operator control is required.
• MR provides real-time controllability.

LIMITATIONS
• REQUIRES HIGH VOLTAGE CURRENT WHICH IS NOT SAFE.
• High density, due to presence of iron makes them heavy.
• High quality fluids are expensive.
• Fluids are subjected to thickening after prolonged use and need replacing.
• Settling of Ferro-particles can be a problem for some application.
• Have higher magnitude of Yield Stress ,20-50 times stronger than ER fluids.
APPLICATION:
Mechanical engineering:
• MR fluid Dampers used mainly in heavy industries likely such as heavy
motor damping, heavy vehicle damping etc.,
• Seismic dampers which are positioned between building and foundation
will absorb the frequency or vibration of earth quakes.
Military and defense:
Dynamic shock absorber for all territorial vehicles, research is going on to
obtain fluid bullet resistance.
Medical field:
• MR fluid used in human prosthesis legs, it decreases force on human life.
Automobile and aerospace
Shock absorber of a vehicle suspension filled with MR fluid instead
of plain oil and the whole device surrounded with the electro magnet,
the viscosity of the fluid can be varied depending upon the
requirement.
• Clutches and brakes in vehicles.
• Used in Dampers in automobiles.
CONCLUSION:

• MR fluids can be considered as a better way of controlling vibrations.

• Magneto rheological fluids are actually amazing magnetic fluids.
• MR fluid durability and life have to be more.
• Challenges for future MR fluid development are fluids that operate in
the high shear system of 104 to 106 sec-1.
• The key to success in all of these implementations is the ability of MR
fluid to rapidly change its rheological properties by applied magnetic
field.
REFERENCES

• M.Kciuk,R.Turczy “Properties and Applications of Magneto

rheological Fluids,” Volume 18,September 2006

• Properties and applications of Magnetorheological fluids A. Spaggiari

Dept. of Engineering Sciences and Methods, University of Modena
and Reggio Emilia, Italy andrea.spaggiari@unimore.it. 2012