Design, modelling and testing of magnetorheological (MR) dampers using analytical flow solutions

Computers and Structures

Volumn 86, Issue 3-5, 2008, Pages 473-482

  Chooi, Weng W ^a   Oyadiji, S Olutunde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annular flow; Bingham plastic model; Herschel Bulkley fluid model; Magnetorheological (MR) fluids; Magnetorheological dampers; Semi active dampers

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; YIELD STRESS;

ANALYTICAL FLOW SOLUTIONS; HERSCHEL-BUCKLEY MODEL; MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL (MR) DAMPERS; RESTORING FORCE;

DAMPING;

EID: 38949153798     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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