A study on the relation between flow characteristics and cluster formation of electrorheological fluid using visualization

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 316-323

  Rhee, E J ^a   Park, M K ^a   Yamane, R ^b   Oshima, S ^c  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b KOKUSHIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROP FORMATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; SENSORS; VIDEO CAMERAS; VISCOSITY;

BINGHAM PLASTICS; CLUSTER FORMATION; ELECTRIC DIPOLE; ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL FLUID; PRESSURE SENSORS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL FLUID; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; FLUID FLOW;

EID: 0037357753     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-002-0511-y     Document Type: Article

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