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This treatise is a compendium of refereed papers based on invited talks presented at the American Chemical Society Symposium on Electrorheological (ER) Materials and Fluids. ER fluids were first investigated 50+ years ago. These fluids, which change rheology when placed in an electric field, were recognized, from the beginning, for allowing an extremely efficient interface between electrical control and mechanical devices. Critical problems, however, existed with the initial fluids, which prevented them from serious consideration for large-scale applications. While over time some of the critical problems have been solved and activity in ER technology has increased, commercial success has remained elusive. A recent Department of Energy report concluded that a primary reason for the failure to commercialize this promising technology is due to a lack in understanding the physics and chemistry of how the materials work. The goal of the symposium was to address the issue of understanding how ER materials work and how they can be used. One of the outcomes of the symposium, which we hope is conveyed in this book, is a feeling that if the mechanism of ER is to be fully understood and improved, expertise from diverse fields must be applied to the problem.

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Author:   F.E. Filisko ,  K.O. Havelka
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.728kg
ISBN:  

9781489910387

ISBN 10:   1489910387
Pages:   372
Publication Date:   05 June 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

The Evolution of ER from Discovery to Application (a special historical note).- Overview of ER Technology.- General Considerations.- Recent Developments of ER Fluids.- Novel Materials for Electrorheological Fluids.- Electrical Properties and the Strength of Electrorheological (ER) Fluids.- Conduction Processes in Electrorheological Fluids.- Electrostatic Forces in Electrorheological Fluids.- Materials.- Surface-Activated Electrorheological Suspensions.- Poly(ortho-toluidine hydrochloride) and Poly(aniline hydrochloride) as Semi-Conducting Polymers for Electrorheology Substrates.- Anhydrous Electrorheological Fluid Using Carbonaceous Particulate as Dispersed Phase.- Properties of Electrorheological Fluids Containing Numerously Sulfonated Polymer Particles.- Preceramic Polymer Routes to Amorphous and Crystalline Aluminosilicate Powders for Electrorheological Applications. I..- Electrorheological Properties of Polyaniline Dispersions: Effects of Acid Dopant Concentration.- Electrorheological-Fluids Based on Polyurethane Dispersions: Structure and Properties.- Mechanisms.- The Impact of Crystalline Phase Morphology on the Water-Promoted Electrorheological Effect of Polysaccharides.- Electrorheological Fluid Inks: A Rainbow of Possibilities.- Effect of Cation Concentration on Electrorheological Activity of Amorphous Alumino-Silicates.- High Field Conduction of Liquids in Contact with Polymeric Material with Reference to Electrorheological Fluids.- Structure Evolution of Ferrofluid Emulsions.- The Depenence of Shear Stress and Current Density on Temperature and Field for Model Electrorheological Fluids.- Mechanics.- ER Effect on the Normal Stress and Induced Network Structure of Liquid Crystal Polymer.- Strain Dependence of Dynamic Viscoelastic Properties of ER Fluids with Iron (III) Hydroxide Coated Silica Particles.- Transient Stresses in Electrorheological Fluids: Role of Particle Polarization Dynamics.- Requirements and Targets for Electrorheological Fluids in Electrically Flexible High Speed Power Transmissions.- Effects of DC and AC Electric Fields on the Response of Electrorheological Fluids Comprising Cylindrical PBZT Particles.- Models.- Structure Formation in Electrorheological Fluids.- Relations of High-Field Non-Linear Dielectric Properties and Electrorheological Effects.- Asymmetrical Polarization of Spherical Colloidal Particle Double Layer in Electric Fields.- The Potential Energy of a Pair of Polystyrene Spheres in Alternating Electric Fields.

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