High Temperature Smart Sensors and Actuators

Abstract

A new class of electroviscous fluids was synthesized and found experimentally to display a 2000% increase in viscosity when placed under electric field strengths on the order of 2 kv/mm. Measured viscosity increases are directly proportional to applied field strength. The effect is very fast and appears to be reversible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA256985

Entities

People

  • Brian G. Dixon
  • Jill H. Hardin
  • John P. Sanford
  • Myles Walsh
  • Oscar J. Almeida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Alcohols
  • Benzoates
  • Benzoic Acids
  • Classification
  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Energy Consumption
  • High Temperature
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Monitoring
  • Organic Materials
  • Polymers
  • Thermal Properties

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Robotics and Automation.