A Review on Structural Development of Magnetorheological Fluid Damper

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(a) The structure of an MR valve with annular and circular disk-type fluid flow resistance gaps [94]. (b) MR valve with both annular and radial flow path [95, 96]. (c) Schematic of an MR fluid damper [94]. 1, magnetic cylinder; 2, circular disk-type flow resistance gap; 3, valve core; 4, induction coil; 5, nonmagnetic bobbin; 6, annular flow resistance gap; 7, nonmagnetic washer; 8, nonmagnetic pin; 9, magnetic circular disk; 10, magnetic flux; 11, nonmagnetic head cover; 12, valve housing; 13, valve core; 14, magnetic disk; 15, cap; 16, coil; 17, nonmagnetic pin 1; 18, nonmagnetic washer; 19, nonmagnetic pin 2; 20, MR fluid; 21, accumulator; 22, controllable valve.

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