Journal article
Design and testing of a rotational brake with shear thickening fluids
Smart Materials and Structures, Vol.26(3), pp.1-7
2017
Abstract
A rotational brake working with shear thickening fluid (STF) was designed and tested in this study. With the optimisation in design, most of the STF in the brake can receive the same shear rate when the brake rotates. The parts of this brake were fabricated with a 3D printer and then assembled manually. Three types of STFs with various carrier fluids and different particles were fabricated and tested with a rheometer. Then the brake with each STF was separately tested with the rheometer. The estimated and measured torques as a function of the angular velocity fit each other well. The stability of the rotational STF brake was investigated in repeated tests, which proved the function of the brake for a long time. © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd.
Details
- Title
- Design and testing of a rotational brake with shear thickening fluids
- Authors
- Tongfei Tian (Author) - Tohoku University, JapanM Nakano (Author) - Tohoku University, Japan
- Publication details
- Smart Materials and Structures, Vol.26(3), pp.1-7
- Publisher
- Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.1088/1361-665X/aa5a2c
- ISSN
- 0964-1726
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451375602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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- Instruments & Instrumentation
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