Claims
- 1. A process for electrically controlling chemical reactions within an electrorheological fluid comprising:
- providing an electrorheological fluid composition having chemical reactants dispersed therein, said reactants being responsive to an electric field such that said reactants will chemically react upon exposure of said composition to an electric field and chemically alter said composition;
- applying an electric field to said composition from an electrical source such that said composition is chemically altered.
- 2. A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said chemical reaction results in a change of the pH of at least a portion of said composition.
- 3. A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said electrorheological fluid composition in the absence of an applied electric field, does not undergo permanent phase change from fluid phase to solid phase and wherein said electrorheological fluid composition is responsive to application of electric field thereto such that during said process, said chemical alteration results in at least the partial permanent solidification of said composition.
- 4. A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the solubility of said chemical reactants is responsive to the application of said electric field.
- 5. A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said chemical reaction results in the substantial permanent solidification of said composition.
- 6. A process as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a process wherein an acid is formed within said electrorheological fluid composition in response to said application of an electric field.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation in part of my copending patent applications Ser. No. 07/219,522 and 07/219,523, now abandoned both filed Jul. 15, 1988 and a continuation in part of my copending application Ser. No. 07/405,178 filed Sep. 11, 1989 and a continuation in part of my copending patent application Ser. No. 07/584,836 filed Nov. 5, 1990, now abandoned.
Government Interests
The invention described herein may be manufactured by or for the Government of the United States without payment on any royalties thereon or therefor.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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