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We have studied the rheological properties of some magnetorheological fluids (MRF). MRF are known to exhibit original rheological properties when an external magnetic field is applied, useful in many applications such as clutches, damping devices, pumps, antiseismic protections, etc. While exploiting parameters such as magnetic field intensity, particle concentration and the viscosity of the suspending fluid, we highlighted the importance of each one of these parameters on rheology in the presence of a magnetic field. We made this study by conducting rheological experiments in dynamic mode at very low strain which facilitates the comprehension of the influence of the structure on MRF rheology. Our results confirmed the link between the magnetic forces which ensure the cohesion of the particles in aggregates, and the elastic modulus. Moreover, we found that the loss modulus varies with the frequency in a similar manner than the elastic modulus. The system, even with the smallest deformations, was thus not purely elastic but dissipates also much energy. Moreover, we demonstrated that this dissipation of energy was not due to the matrix viscosity. Actually, we attributed viscous losses to particle movements within aggregates.
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Claracq, J., Sarrazin, J. & Montfort, JP. Viscoelastic properties of magnetorheological fluids. Rheol Acta 43, 38–49 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-003-0318-7
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