System and method for controlling the flow of a gaseous medium through a fluid
AssigneeKNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
InventorGottfried Gelbmann
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Abstract
A method and system for controlling the flow of a gaseous medium through a fluid are described. The method includes providing a rheologic fluid through which a gaseous medium can be conducted, and controlling the viscosity of the rheologic fluid to control the flow of the gaseous medium. The system has a rheologic fluid, which is located in particular in a device to be controlled, a guide guiding the gaseous medium through the fluid, and a field applier for applying a field at least partially in the area of the rheologic fluid.
Claims25
Method for controlling the flow of a gaseous medium through a fluid, comprising the following method steps:
- providing an electrorheologic fluid through which the gaseous medium can be conducted, and
- controlling the viscosity of the electrorheologic fluid to thereby control the flow of the gaseous medium.
A system for controlling the flow of a gaseous medium through a fluid comprising:
- an electrorheologic fluid,
- a means for guiding the gaseous medium through the fluid, and
- a means for applying a field at least partially in the area of the electrorheologic fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.