Magnetic flux optimization for uniquely shaped designs
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorTod Policandriotes
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Abstract
A method of forming magnetically permeable material is provided. The method includes introducing magnetorheological (MR) fluid including one or more of magnetically permeable particles, fibers and fillers suspended in a curable liquid into a cavity, driving the magnetically permeable particles, fibers and/or fillers in the MR fluid into flux line formations and curing the curable liquid of the MR fluid during the driving to lock the flux line formations in place.
Claims20
A method of forming magnetically permeable material, the method comprising:
- introducing magnetorheological (MR) fluid comprising one or more of magnetically permeable particles, fibers and fillers suspended in a curable liquid into a cavity;
- driving the magnetically permeable particles, fibers and/or fillers in the MR fluid into flux line formations;
- and
- curing the curable liquid of the MR fluid during the driving to lock the flux line formations in place.
A method of forming magnetically permeable material, the method comprising:
- suspending one or more magnetically permeable particles, fibers and fillers in a curable liquid to produce a magnetorheological (MR) fluid;
- introducing the MR fluid into a cavity;
- applying a magnetic field to the MR fluid in the cavity to drive the one or more magnetically permeable particles, fibers and fillers in the MR fluid into flux line formations;
- and
- curing the curable liquid of the MR fluid while the applying of the magnetic field to the MR fluid in the cavity continues to lock the flux line formations in place.
A magnetically permeable material component, comprising:
- a cured liquid;
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- one or more magnetically permeable particles, fibers and fillers formed into flux line formations locked in place by the cured liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.