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A Four Element Model for the Dynamic Response of a Ferrogel under<br />

Cyclic Magnetic Fields<br />

Yi Han<br />

<strong>Iowa</strong> <strong>State</strong> Universtiy of Science <strong>and</strong> Technology<br />

Department of Aerospace Engineering, <strong>Iowa</strong> <strong>State</strong> University, Ames, 50011-2271, US<br />

Phone: 515-294-0089, Email: yihan@iastate.edu<br />

Wei Hong<br />

<strong>Iowa</strong> <strong>State</strong> University, Ames, IA<br />

LeAnn Faidley<br />

<strong>Iowa</strong> <strong>State</strong> University, Ames, IA<br />

Sarah J Timmons<br />

<strong>Iowa</strong> <strong>State</strong> University, Ames, IA<br />

Abstract:<br />

Ferrogels are polymer materials embedded with magnetic powder that drives the deformation in a<br />

magnetic field. Some predominant properties of ferrogels, like large strain, fast response, high energy<br />

densities, make these materials suitable for various actuator <strong>and</strong> sensor applications. However, the<br />

dynamic behavior of ferrogels are not yet characterized <strong>and</strong> fully understood. A series of experiments<br />

of these materials under various frequencies was carried out to study their dynamic properties. Based<br />

on experimental observation, we have developed a phenomenological model that couples the magnetic<br />

field with the dynamic response of the material. A simple model constructed by two springs <strong>and</strong> two<br />

dashpots can captures the behaviors of dynamic strains of a ferrogel specimen under cyclic magnetic<br />

fields. The prediction of the frequency dependence of the response by this model has a reasonable<br />

agreement to the experimental result.<br />

Society of Engineering Science ▪ 47 th Annual Technical Meeting 198

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