Papers Published

1. Gavin, Henri P. and Hoang, David, Construction of multi-duct electrorheological dampers, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 3327 (1998), pp. 214-225 [12.310685], [doi] .
   (last updated on 2014/02/13)

   Abstract:
   A study on the construction of multi-duct electrorheological (ER) dampers was carried out. The ER damper features multiple concentric electrodes that are electrically in parallel, but may be hydraulically inter-connected through multiple paths. The damper was analyzed in closed form by virtue of a linear approximation to the non-Newtonian Poiseuille flow equation. The results showed that the high-force ER devices that require low energy, and respond quickly, are feasible.

   Keywords:
   Rheology;Stiffness;Electric field effects;Stresses;Electrodes;Vibration control;Shear stress;Non Newtonian flow;Approximation theory;Computer simulation;