Static Nonlinear Aeroelasticity of Flexible Slender Wings in Compressible Flow
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Author(s)
Palacios, R
Cesnik, CES
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
A high-fidelity numerical formulation is presented for the high-speed aeroelastic behavior of slender composite wings. The compressible flow is modeled using the 3-D Euler equations on a deform able mesh, and an asymptotic approximation of the 3-D kinematically-nonlinear equations of elasticity models the anisotropic slender structure. The transfer of the distributed loads and displacements at the fluid-structure interface is based on detailed 3-D representations of the deformed aerodynamic and structural domains. Finally, a time-domain solution is implemented for the closely-coupled fluid-structure interaction problem. This procedure handles the large deflections appearing in very slender wings under aerodynamic loads using a description of the deformation that includes all geometrically-nonlinear effects in the aeroelastic analysis. Using this approach, the static nonlinear aeroelastic response of a 16:1 half-aspect ratio wing is investigated for steady flight conditions. The impact of the detailed 3-D representation of the fluid-structure interface on the aeroelastic response is investigated. For that purpose, numerical results are compared to the representation of the structure using a geometrically- nonlinear 1-D beam model.
Version
Published version
Date Issued
2005-04
Citation
2005
Publisher
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Source Title
46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Austin TX, USA, April 2005
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2005 by Rafael Palacios and Carlos E. S. Cesnik. Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
Source
46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Austin TX, USA, April 2005
Source Place
Austin TX, USA
Start Date
2005-04-18
Finish Date
2005-04-21
Coverage Spatial
Austin TX, USA