Abstract (EN):
This investigation consists of a numerical investigation on the nonlinear flutter oscillations of multibay panels on multiple supports in high supersonic flow. In contrast to what is done in the majority of studies, direct time-domain integration is used here instead of linearized updated mode approximations or modal decomposition techniques. The main goal is to study the interaction between adjacent bays in the nonlinear regime in order to identify aeroelastic phenomena that are not predicted by the usual single-panel approach. Isotropic panels in two-bay arrangements are considered. In nearly all simulated cases, severe jump discontinuities were detected in the limit cycle oscillation amplitudes when the dynamic pressure reaches certain values. Such jumps occur due to the nonlinear coupling between neighboring bays and consist of very abrupt amplitude elevations that happen when there are inversions in the motion phase of one or more bays. Moreover, this study was able to show that single-panel analysis may be unsafe for structural design as it drastically underestimates the displacements of the adjacent panels. © 2019 by Timothy K. Minton. Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
Idioma:
Inglês
Tipo (Avaliação Docente):
Científica