Stability of a Structurally Inhomogeneous Flexible Plate in Uniform Axial Flow

This paper considers the hydro-/aero-elastic linear stability of a finite elastic plate held along all four of its edges and subjected to an ideal axial flow. A combination of theoretical and computational modelling is used to frame an eigen-value problem for the fully coupled fluid-structure system...

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Main Authors: Tan, B., Lucey, Anthony, Pitman, Mark
Other Authors: C. Meskell
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Ex Ordo 2012
Online Access:http://programme.exordo.com/fiv2012/proceedings.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34382
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description This paper considers the hydro-/aero-elastic linear stability of a finite elastic plate held along all four of its edges and subjected to an ideal axial flow. A combination of theoretical and computational modelling is used to frame an eigen-value problem for the fully coupled fluid-structure system. A particular advantage of the method is that it copes readily with structural inhomogeneity. The method is used to predict the behaviour of both homogenous panels and panels to which localized stiffening has been added as a stabilization strategy. Such stiffening is shown to be very effective for the increasing divergence-onset flow speeds and, in the aero-elastic problem, as a means to suppress flutter. Finally, it is shown that two-dimensional analyses are able to provide a close representation of the phenomenology of the full three-dimensional system.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-343822023-02-07T08:01:19Z Stability of a Structurally Inhomogeneous Flexible Plate in Uniform Axial Flow Tan, B. Lucey, Anthony Pitman, Mark C. Meskell G. Bennet This paper considers the hydro-/aero-elastic linear stability of a finite elastic plate held along all four of its edges and subjected to an ideal axial flow. A combination of theoretical and computational modelling is used to frame an eigen-value problem for the fully coupled fluid-structure system. A particular advantage of the method is that it copes readily with structural inhomogeneity. The method is used to predict the behaviour of both homogenous panels and panels to which localized stiffening has been added as a stabilization strategy. Such stiffening is shown to be very effective for the increasing divergence-onset flow speeds and, in the aero-elastic problem, as a means to suppress flutter. Finally, it is shown that two-dimensional analyses are able to provide a close representation of the phenomenology of the full three-dimensional system. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34382 http://programme.exordo.com/fiv2012/proceedings.pdf Ex Ordo restricted
spellingShingle Tan, B.
Lucey, Anthony
Pitman, Mark
Stability of a Structurally Inhomogeneous Flexible Plate in Uniform Axial Flow
title Stability of a Structurally Inhomogeneous Flexible Plate in Uniform Axial Flow
title_full Stability of a Structurally Inhomogeneous Flexible Plate in Uniform Axial Flow
title_fullStr Stability of a Structurally Inhomogeneous Flexible Plate in Uniform Axial Flow
title_full_unstemmed Stability of a Structurally Inhomogeneous Flexible Plate in Uniform Axial Flow
title_short Stability of a Structurally Inhomogeneous Flexible Plate in Uniform Axial Flow
title_sort stability of a structurally inhomogeneous flexible plate in uniform axial flow
url http://programme.exordo.com/fiv2012/proceedings.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34382