AEROELASTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A CASCADE OF MISTUNED BLADES IN SUBSONIC AND SUPERSONIC FLOWS.

An investigation of the effects of mistuning on flutter and forced response of a cascade in subsonic and supersonic flows is presented. The aerodynamic and structural coupling between the bending and torsional motions and the aerodynamic coupling between the blades are included. It is shown that frequency mistuning always has a beneficial effect on flutter. For the cascade considered herein, the potential for raising flutter speed is greater in subsonic than in supersonic flow. Preliminary results for structural damping mistuning show that there are no additional benefits over adding damping to all blades equally.

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Author Robert Kielb Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materia ...