| A theoretical model that incorporates the thermal properties and electrical properties with the ER effect is presented. The thermal conductivity of the isotropic ER fluid is measured and the effect of temperature on the thermal conductivity is investigated adopting a transient method. A new approach that is defined as internal heat generation technique has been proposed and the thermal conductivity for the chain structured ER fluid is successfully measured using this new method. The experimental results have demonstrated that the water content and the temperature are the dominant factors controlling the thermal conductivity of the ER fluid exposed to electric field. A high thermal conductivity will be resulted if strong chaining can be established at low temperatures. |
