Compared to magnetorheological fluid, magnetorheological gel has better anti-settling performance and stability. Therefore, magnetorheological gel is suitable for devices that can meet operational requirements in all aspects after long-term storage, such as the anti-recoil application of weapons. To study this in-depth, the mechanism of the influence of magnetorheological gel micro-magnetic-mechanical properties on the macro-output damping mechanics of the damper, a parallel plate model of the mixed flow mode composed of Couette shear flow and Poiseuille pressure flow was established. The theoretical analysis was of the output damping of the damper. Finally, the controllability of the damper under impact load employed magnetorheological gel was preliminarily analyzed. The results indicate that the damping coefficient of the damper increases with the increase of dynamic viscosity ηB of the magnetorheological gel, piston effective cross-sectional area AP, magnetic pole L, and Bingham coefficient Bi. Magnetorheological damper has controllability under impact load and can reach a wide controllable range under the condition under small magnetic field ranging from 0 mT to 131 mT.
Keywords: Couette shear flow; Poiseuille pressure flow; damping coefficient; impact load; magnetorheological gel.