Electrorheological fluids and methods

Patent · Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2015

OSTI ID:1183453

Green, Peter F.; McIntyre, Ernest C.

Electrorheological fluids and methods include changes in liquid-like materials that can flow like milk and subsequently form solid-like structures under applied electric fields; e.g., about 1 kV/mm. Such fluids can be used in various ways as smart suspensions, including uses in automotive, defense, and civil engineering applications. Electrorheological fluids and methods include one or more polar molecule substituted polyhedral silsesquioxanes (e.g., sulfonated polyhedral silsesquioxanes) and one or more oils (e.g., silicone oil), where the fluid can be subjected to an electric field.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-07ER46412
• Assignee: The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
• Patent Number(s): 9,045,710
• Application Number: 13/441,734
• OSTI ID: 1183453
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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