@article{scholars8733,
           title = {Effect of EM propagation medium on electrorheological characteristics of dielectric nanofluids},
          number = {4},
          volume = {38},
            note = {cited By 11},
             doi = {10.1080/01932691.2016.1182922},
         journal = {Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology},
       publisher = {Taylor and Francis Inc.},
           pages = {570--576},
            year = {2017},
        abstract = {The effect of dielectric loss on the electrorheological (ER) characteristic of dielectric nanofluids under shear was studied. When nanofluids are activated by an applied electric field, it behaves like a non-Newtonian fluid under ER effect by creating the chains of nanoparticles. ER characteristics of ZnO and Al2O3 nanofluids with various nanoparticles concentration (0.1, 0.05, 0.01{\^A} wt) were measured. For this purpose, a solenoid-based electromagnetic (EM) transmitter was used under different propagation media including air, tap water, and salt water. The result shows that all the nanofluids exhibit pseudo-plastic behavior, while the electric field causes a significant increase in viscosity in the presence of tap water, followed by salt water. Additionally, the viscosity of nanofluid shows a high dependence on particle loading. A possible mechanism was also proposed to describe the effect of dielectric properties on the ER behavior of dielectric nanofluids. {\^A}{\copyright} 2017, Copyright {\^A}{\copyright} Taylor \& Francis Group, LLC.},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84995770379&doi=10.1080\%2f01932691.2016.1182922&partnerID=40&md5=1dda64811dec103f98d9fb7f3a7513fc},
        keywords = {Dielectric devices; Dielectric losses; Dielectric properties; Electric fields; Nanoparticles; Non Newtonian flow; Non Newtonian liquids; Rheology; Shear flow; Viscosity, Electromagnetics; Electrorheological; Electrorheological effect; Nanofluids; Non-Newtonian fluids; Particle loading; Possible mechanisms; Propagation media, Nanofluidics},
          author = {Adil, M. and Mohd Zaid, H. and Chuan, L. K. and Ahmad Latiff, N. R.},
            issn = {01932691}
}