SGER: An Exploratory Study into the Effects of Composite Particles and Addition of Nanoparticles on the Properties of Electrorheological Fluids

North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Proposal Number: CTS-02233687 Principal Investigator: Conrad, Hans and Balik, C. Maurice Affiliation: North Carolina State University Title: SGER - An Exploratory study into the effect of composite particles and addition of nanoparticles on the properties of electrorheological fluids The main goal of the proposed exploratory project is to find a method for substantially increasing the yield stress in electrorheological (ER) fluids, removing the last obstacle to widespread application of this material to a host of mechanically coupled devices with applications in automotive, aircraft, architectural and military components. The approach is based on a systematic investigation of the effect of addition of core-shell composite particles and a host of nanoparticles of PbTiO3 and other materials with high dielectric constant.