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Flutter/LCO suppression for high-aspect ratio wings

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Tang, D; Dowell, EH
Published in: Aeronautical Journal
January 1, 2009

An experimental high-aspect ratio wing aeroelastic model with a device to provide a controllable slender body tip mass distribution has been constructed and the model response due to flutter and limit cycle oscillations has been measured in a wind tunnel test. A theoretical model has also been developed and calculations made to correlate with the experimental data. Structural equations of motion based on nonlinear beam theory are combined with the ONERA aerodynamic stall model (an empirical extension of Theodorsen aerodynamic theory that accounts for flow separation). A dynamic perturbation analysis about a nonlinear static equilibrium is used to determine the small perturbation flutter boundary which is compared to the experimentally determined flutter velocity and flutter frequency. Time simulation is used to compute the limit cycle oscillations response when the flutter/LCO control system is ON or OFF. Theory and experiment are in good agreement for predicting the flutter/LCO suppression that can be achieved with the control device.

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Aeronautical Journal

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0001-9240

Publication Date

January 1, 2009

Volume

113

Issue

1144

Start / End Page

409 / 416

Related Subject Headings

  • Aerospace & Aeronautics
  • 40 Engineering
  • 35 Commerce, management, tourism and services
  • 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
  • 09 Engineering
 

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Tang, D., & Dowell, E. H. (2009). Flutter/LCO suppression for high-aspect ratio wings. Aeronautical Journal, 113(1144), 409–416. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0001924000003079
Tang, D., and E. H. Dowell. “Flutter/LCO suppression for high-aspect ratio wings.” Aeronautical Journal 113, no. 1144 (January 1, 2009): 409–16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0001924000003079.
Tang D, Dowell EH. Flutter/LCO suppression for high-aspect ratio wings. Aeronautical Journal. 2009 Jan 1;113(1144):409–16.
Tang, D., and E. H. Dowell. “Flutter/LCO suppression for high-aspect ratio wings.” Aeronautical Journal, vol. 113, no. 1144, Jan. 2009, pp. 409–16. Scopus, doi:10.1017/S0001924000003079.
Tang D, Dowell EH. Flutter/LCO suppression for high-aspect ratio wings. Aeronautical Journal. 2009 Jan 1;113(1144):409–416.
Journal cover image

Published In

Aeronautical Journal

DOI

ISSN

0001-9240

Publication Date

January 1, 2009

Volume

113

Issue

1144

Start / End Page

409 / 416

Related Subject Headings

  • Aerospace & Aeronautics
  • 40 Engineering
  • 35 Commerce, management, tourism and services
  • 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
  • 09 Engineering