Thermally Induced Principal Parametric Resonance in Circular Plates

Abstract

We consider the problem of large-amplitude vibrations of a simply supported circular flat plate subjected to harmonically varying temperature fields arising from an external heat flux (aeroheating for example). The plate is modeled using the von Karman equations. We used the method of multiple scales to determine an approximate solution for the case in which the frequency of the thermal variations is approximately twice the fundamental natural frequency of the plate; that is, the case of principal parametric resonance. The results show that such thermal loads produce large-amplitude vibrations, with associated multi-valued responses and subcritical instabilities.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Source ID
10.1155/2002/718921

Entities

People

  • Ali. H. Nayfeh
  • Waleed Faris

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Virginia Tech

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.