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- 2018
Effect of Radial Resistance Gap on the Pressure Drop of a Compact Annular-Radial-Orifice Flow Magnetorheological Valve
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Abstract:
A compact annular-radial-orifice flow magnetorheological (MR) valve was developed to investigate the effects of radial resistance gap on pressure drop. The fluid flow paths of this proposed MR valve consist of a single annular flow channel, a single radial flow channel and an orifice flow channel through structure design. The finite element modelling and simulation analysis of the MR valve was carried out using ANSYS/Emag software to investigate the changes of the magnetic flux density and yield stress along the fluid flow paths under the four different radial resistance gaps. Moreover, the experimental tests were also conducted to evaluate the pressure drop, showing that the proposed MR valve has significantly improved its pressure drop at 0.5 mm width of the radial resistance gap when the annular resistance gap is fixed at 1 mm.
A compact annular-radial-orifice flow magnetorheological (MR) valve was developed to investigate the effects of radial resistance gap on pressure drop. The fluid flow paths of this proposed MR valve consist of a single annular flow channel, a single radial flow channel and an orifice flow channel through structure design. The finite element modelling and simulation analysis of the MR valve was carried out using ANSYS/Emag software to investigate the changes of the magnetic flux density and yield stress along the fluid flow paths under the four different radial resistance gaps. Moreover, the experimental tests were also conducted to evaluate the pressure drop, showing that the proposed MR valve has significantly improved its pressure drop at 0.5 mm width of the radial resistance gap when the annular resistance gap is fixed at 1 mm.
