Electrorheological rotating disk clutch mechanism under AC electric field: Part I - Torque and current density

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 491-496

  Shimada, Kunio ^a   Nishida, Hitoshi ^b  

^a AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokuriku Polytechnic College   (Japan)

Author keywords

AC electric field; Aggregation; Clutch; Current density; Electrorheological fluid; Rotating disk; Torque

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FREQUENCIES; ROTATING DISKS; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

ANGULAR VELOCITY; ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS; PARTICLE AGGREGATION MODEL;

CLUTCHES;

EID: 0042202657     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/104538902029763     Document Type: Article

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