Magnetic field enhancement technique in the fluid flow gap of a single coil twin tube Magnetorheological damper using magnetic shields

A. Ganesha; Suraj Patil; Prof. Nitesh Kumar; Amar Murthy

doi:10.15282/jmes.14.2.2020.11.0523

Authors

A. Ganesha Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India. Phone: +917411149954
Suraj Patil Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India. Phone: +917411149954
Prof. Nitesh Kumar Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India. Phone: +917411149954
Amar Murthy Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India. Phone: +917411149954

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/jmes.14.2.2020.11.0523

Keywords:

Magnetorheological damper, sandwich shield, magnetostatic analysis, twin tube, ride comfort

Abstract

Smart dampers in the automobile suspension system bring a precise balance between the ride comfort and stability through a controllable damping coefficient. Energy absorbed by a Magnetorheological (MR) damper is a dependent function of flux density in the fluid flow gap. In this paper, magnetic field enhancement technique in the form of a single cylindrical shield and sandwich cylindrical shield is incorporated in a twin tube single coil MR damper. The field strength in different configurations of MR damper having various type of shield configuration is computationally investigated. Further, the effect of shield thickness on field strength is investigated. A significant overall improvement in the magnetic field strength is observed in the MR damper configuration having copper alloy shield.

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