An Experimental Investigation of Electrorheological Fluid Damper Recoil System Used in Heavy Duty Application

In this paper, a detailed analysis of a recoil system of an artillery gun has been carried out with a view to minimize recoil length by absorbing the thrust produced due to firing and bring the gun barrel to its original position for the next round of fire. In many structural and defense applications, minimization of recoil length is one of the major concerns. A lot of research work has been carried out on the recoil mechanism of an artillery gun to improve its mobility in the hilly region. The effect of recoil mass displacement and high fire rate to improve the overall efficiency of an artillery gun has been studied. In this work, the performance of an artillery gun recoil system is studied by using a damper with electrorheological (ER) fluid. Experimental and numerical studies are carried out to evaluate the performance of the recoil system in terms of recoil length and total recoil time at different elevation angles of firing, ranging from 0 to 80°. It is seen that the use of developed ER damper in the gun recoil system improves its dynamic performance.

Method for Modeling Electrorheological Dampers Using Its Dynamic Characteristics

A method for modeling anElectrorheological(ER) damper is proposed. The modeling method comprehends two simple steps: characterization and model customization. These steps are based on the experimental data of the damper behavior. Experiments were designed to explore the nonlinear behavior of the damper at different frequencies and actuation signals (i.e., automotive domain). The resulting model has low computational complexity. The method was experimentally validated with a commercial damper. Theerror-to-signal Ratio(ESR) performance index was used to evaluate the model accuracy. The results were quantitatively compared with two well-known ER damper models: theChoiparametric model and theEyring-plasticmodel. The new proposed model has a 44% better ESR index than theChoiparametric model and 28% for theEyring-plasticmodel. A qualitative comparison based on density plots highlights the advantages of this proposal.

Simulation of Dynamic Properties of ER Damper

By way of Matlab software simulation, the relationship among shear stress and frequency, velocity, displacement and ER properties has been researched, the damper strength -- velocity, damper strength – drift properties of shear electrorheological fluid damper has been given, the law of damper strength with frequency, gap , diameter and electric field strength has been showed that damper strength is increasing with electric field strength, the biggest damper strength is 100kN, the key facters are velocity, drift, frequency, gap and etc.

The Performance Analysis of Electro-Rheological Damper

Electro-Rheological (ER) fluid is a smart material. It develops a new path for automotive semi-active intelligent suspension system. The damping force of ER damper can be controlled by applied electric field. Applying the theory of rheodynamics and hydraulic theory, a relationship of damping vs. vibration velocity, electric field strength and gas-filled pressure has been set up. There are three sections of damping force, background damping force of a fluid viscosity, electric damping force of applied electric field and pressure of gas. A new gas-filled ER damper is developed. The main structure parameter of influencing ER damper performance are discussed, some design principles of ER damper are given.