This paper presents a method to simulate the mechanical behavior of magnetorheological fluid (MRF) subjected to magnetic field in the pre-yield region in ANSYS. The main idea is to devide an MRF element into two coincident elements, one of them has density and viscosity without shear modulus while another has shear modulus without density and viscosity. Taking a simply supported MRF sandwich beam as an example, good results and reasonable conclusion are obtained by comparing the results with the theoretical analysis and experimental study of Ref.[1]. The validity of finite element analysis is also investigated in this paper. At present, there is no exactly appropriate element type in ANSYS to model MRF, this kind of method called coincident elements method (CEM) will provide a new way to model the structures with MRF or MR dampers in ANSYS, and it also has reference roles for the future development of related elements in ANSYS.
In this paper, firstly, a new nonlinear Bingham hysteretic model is established by studying on the Test results of damping force characteristics of the magneto rheological fluid. The model not only can simulate the damping characteristics of the magneto rheological damper very well, but also can well describe the relationship between damping and velocity with the small velocity, and has fewer parameters by compared with other magneto rheological damper model. Secondly, based on nonlinear least square method, the parameters with different current are recognized and the relationship between the parameters and current is defined, then the mechanical model is theoretically verified. Furthermore, the mechanical model is simulated by ANSYS, the data obtained agree well with the calculated value.
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