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Smart Structures and Systems Volume 25, Number 3, March 2020 , pages 279-284 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sss.2020.25.3.279 |
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Study on magnetorheological damper stiffness shift |
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Mohammad H. Jafarkarimi, Shahryar Ghorbanirezaei, Yousef Hojjat and Vahid Sabermand
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| Abstract | ||
| Electrical current is usually used to change the damping force of Magnetorheological Dampers (MRDs). However, changing the electrical current could shift the stiffness of the system, the phenomenon that was not considered carefully. This study aims to evaluate this shift. A typical MRD was designed, optimized, and fabricated to do some accurate and detailed experimental tests to examine the stiffness variation. The damper is equipped with a circulating system to prevent the deposition of particles when it is at rest. Besides that, a vibration setup was developed for the experimental study. It is capable of generating vibration with either constant frequency or frequency sweep and measure the amplitude of vibration. The damper was tested by the vibrating setup, and it was concluded that with a change in electrical current from 0 to 1.4 A, resonant frequency would change from 13.8 Hz to 16 Hz. Considering the unchanging mass of 85.1 kg, the change in resonant frequency translates as a shift in stiffness, which changes from 640 kN/m to 860 kN/m. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| magnetorheological damper; stiffness shift; magnetorheological fluid; magnetorheological valve | ||
| Address | ||
| Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Jalal Ale Ahmad, No. 7, Iran. | ||