Aeroelastic Characteristics of a Cascade of Blades.
Abstract
A general aerodynamic theory and a numerical lifting surface technique based on velocity potential formulation for predicting aerodynamic derivatives of a cascade of blades in subsonic flow is described. The unsteady airload prediction method is applied for predicting the flutter boundaries of a single degree-of-freedom in torsion of a cascade of blades. Also, a general flutter program is developed for a two degree-of-freedom staggered cascade in subsonic flow. By utilizing an iterative procedure which permits frequency variation. The flutter frequency and the flutter speed of the reference airfoil are obtained as a function of cascade parameters. The computer program uses very efficient techniques in computing unsteady loads, the flutter frequency, and the flutter speeds. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA055619
Entities
People
- Balusu M. Rao
- Louis Kronenberger Jr
Organizations
- Texas A&M University