Amir Amirimehr - Department of Chemical Engineering, Arak University
Ebrahim Ghasemi - Inorganic pigment and glazes, Institute for color science and technology
Alireza Fazlali - Department of Chemical Engineering, Arak University

In this work, a stable NiFe۲O۴ paraffin based ferrofluid was prepared via high energy milling. The rheological properties of ferrofluid were studied. Bingham plastic, HerschelBulkley and Casson models were used to evaluate the shear stress-shear rate dependency. The ferrofluid exhibited a shear thinning behaviour for all studied magnetic field. The magneto-viscous effect and thixotropy of ferrofluid were studied and the role of formation and destruction of magnetically induced structures and the interactions of nanoparticles and aggregates were discussed. 

Nickel ferrite, Magnetic nanoparticle, ferrofluid, Rheological property, Magnetoviscous effect, Thixotropy