Influence of the dosage of surfactant on the electrorheological behaviors of fluids

To investigate the influence of surface characteristics of particles on electrorheological (ER) fluids, a water-free complex strontium titanate particles were synthesized through the sol-gel technique and different mass fraction of the surfactant was doped in particles and dispersed in silicon oil. The test shows that surface characteristics of particles have great influence on the behavior of ER fluids. Surface tension, surface polarity and interfacial polarization are strongly related to the surface status of the dispersed particles.