Forced Oscillation of a Two-Dimensional Airfoil with Nonlinear Aerodynamic Loads (Oscillation Forcee d'un Profil de Voilure Bidimensionnel sous des Charges Aerodynamiques Non Lineaires).

Abstract

Forced oscillation of a two dimensional airfoil with attached and separated flows is investigated using nonlinear unsteady aerodynamics for pitching motion derived from a time synthesization technique utilizing oscillatory loop data determined experimentally. Both one and two degree of freedom oscillations are considered. The structural dynamic equations of motion are integrated by a time marching finite difference scheme. The airfoil response is examined for different values of spring stiffness and magnitudes of externally applied moment. For two degree of freedom vibration, only small plunge amplitude is considered and the aerodynamic loads are approximated by the superposition of nonlinear terms due to pitch and linear terms due to plunge. The presence of a small amplitude plunging motion increases the pitch amplitude slightly for attached flow, while a decrease in pitch amplitude is predicted for separated flow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA169350

Entities

People

  • B. H. Lee
  • P. Leblanc

Organizations

  • National Research Council Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamics
  • Aircrafts
  • Dynamic Response
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Frequency
  • Helicopter Rotors
  • Helicopters
  • Mach Number
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Steady State
  • Two Dimensional
  • Unsteady Aerodynamics
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.
  • Structural Dynamics.