REFLECTOR: Nosewheel shimmy

michalk michalk at awpi.com
Tue Jun 27 16:42:44 CDT 2006


I am looking for a dilatant, or rheopectic fluid.  These fluids exhibit 
an increasing viscosity when placed under shear stress.

dilatant - increase in viscosity with shear rate
rheopectic - increase in viscosity with time in shear.

Andrew Ellzey wrote:
> STP oil additive would probably fit the bill.
> 
> Andy
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>>I've been looking for a rotary damper.  They exist, but I haven't found
>>anything sufficiently pancake sized to fit our bill.
>>
>>I think building it is a simple matter.  Finding the correct goo for it
>>is a little more difficult.
>>
>>Jerry Teitsma wrote:
>>
>>>What would be great is a ring type dampener similar to the torque
>>>converter on an automatic transmission.  This could replace the entire
>>>Bellville washer assembly, especially if it could take compressive
>>>forces.  Is there such an animal?
>>>
>>>Jerry Teitsma, RRC, RRO, CCCA
>>>RCI, Inc
>>>PO Box 796, Granby CO 80446 (USPS mail/shipping)
>>>36 Lodgepole Ct, Granby CO 80446 (UPS/FedEx shipping)
>>>970-887-3910 (Phone/Fax)
>>>jerryteits at comcast.net <mailto:jerryteits at comcast.net>
>>>
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