Experimental Study on the Thermal Characteristics of a Colloidal Damper

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Lately, ecological and intelligent colloidal dampers based on the liquid penetration/exudation in/from lyophobic nanoporous solids were proposed. Although colloidal dampers could be attractive for various applications, they are still under research, since some unexpected findings await satisfactory explanation. For instance, colloidal dampers are able to dissipate large amounts of mechanical energy without significant heating, and such result is surprising since traditional absorbers transform almost integrally the dissipated energy into heat. In this work, using a digital infrared-camera, the temperature distribution on the external surface of a colloidal damper is recorded versus the working time and the positions of the main heat sources are identified. Such experiments allow evaluation of the temperature inside the colloidal damper's working cylinder and the absorber's generated heat. Introducing the colloidal damper inside of an incubator, variation of the hysteresis shape and dissipated energy versus the working temperature can be found. From such experimental results, ratio of the generated heat to the dissipated energy is evaluated.