Aeroelastic analysis of a thin-walled composite aircraft wing with an external store subjected to a follower force

Alev Kacar Aksongur, Seher Eken, Metin O. Kaya

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Abstract

This study reports dynamic aeroelastic analyses of an aircraft wing with an attached mass subjected a lateral follower force in an incompressible flow. A swept thin-walled composite beam with a biconvex cross-section is used as the structural model that incorporates a number of non-classical effects such as material anisotropy, transverse shear deformation and warping restraint. A symmetric lay-up configuration i.e. circumferentially asymmetric stiffness (CAS) is further adapted to this model to generate the coupled motion of flapwise bending-torsiontransverse shear. For this beam model, the unsteady aerodynamic loads are expressed using Wagners function in the timedomain as well as using Theodorsen function in the frequencydomain. The flutter speeds are evaluated for several ply angles and the effects of follower force, transverse shear, fiberorientation and sweep angle on the aeroelastic instabilities are further discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Aerospace Technology
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791846421
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
EventASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2014 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: 14 Nov 201420 Nov 2014

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2014
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period14/11/1420/11/14

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