Flutter of a cylindrical shell subjected to an internal supersonic gas flow

The piston theory formula for the excess aerodynamic pressure is used in the majority of works devoted to the flutter of shells. The problem on the flutter of a cylindrical shell subjected to an internal supersonic gas flow is solved in a new formulation     

Flutter of a viscoelastic strip

The unsteady panel flutter of a viscoelastic strip is studied under the conditions when the pressure of aerodynamic interaction is specified by the relations distinct from the piston theory formulas. It is assumed that the flow velocity vector is directed in parallel to the plate plane at an angle to its edges. Some approximate estimates of the critical flutter speed are obtained.     

On the formulation of the problem of strip oscillations and stability in supersonic gas flow

The formulation of the strip flutter problem based on a refined expression for the excess pressure is proposed. Two cases are considered: almost transverse and almost longitudinal flow past the strip. In the first case, an exact expression for the excess pressure, fundamentally different from the formulas of piston theory, which leads to novel, little studied eigenvalue problems is obtained. In the second case, an exact expression is obtained for the flow potential and, for purely longitudinal flow, for the excess pressure also. It is shown that for purely longitudinal flow at high supersonic velocities the critical flutter velocity is equal to the phase velocity of perturbation propagation along the strip, which coincides with the results of piston theory.     

Flutter of an elastic strip in a longitudinal supersonic flow

An elastic strip in a longitudinal supersonic gas flow is considered. An excess pressure formula is obtained on the basis of the linearized theory of supersonic potential flow. It is shown that, in the case of high-speed supersonic flow, the critical flutter velocity is equal to the phase velocity of perturbation waves propagated along the strip. In the framework of the classical piston theory, the flutter problem is solved for the case of a rigidly fixed strip in a longitudinal flow.     

激波主导流动下壁板的热气动弹性稳定性理论分析

针对激波主导流动下弹性壁板的热气动弹性稳定性分析问题,建立了基于当地活塞流理论的分析模型,并用数值仿真方法来验证其正确性. 首先基于Hamilton原理和Von-Karman大变形理论,建立壁板的热气动弹性运动方程,其中假设壁板受热后温度均匀分布,激波前后区域的气动力模型采用当地一阶活塞流理论;利用Galerkin方法将具有连续参数系统的偏微分颤振方程离散为有限个自由度的常微分方程;基于李雅普诺夫间接法将非线性颤振方程组在平衡位置处进行线化,再用Routh-Hurwits判据来判断线性系统的稳定性,从而来推论出非线性颤振系统的气动弹性稳定性. 在时域中采用龙格--库塔法对非线性颤振方程进行数值积分,得到壁板非线性颤振响应的时间历程,与理论分析结果进行对比. 研究结果表明,壁板受到斜激波冲击时,更容易发生颤振失稳,并且激波强度越大,极限环幅值和频率越大;激波主导流场中的壁板失稳边界不同于传统单纯超声速气流中壁板颤振的失稳边界;只有在斜激波前后不同的动压值都满足颤振稳定性边界的条件下,壁板才可能保持其气动弹性稳定性.      

超音速气流中受热曲壁板的非线性颤振特性

基于von Karman 大变形理论及带有曲率修正的一阶活塞理论, 用Galerkin方法建立了超音速气流中受热二维曲壁板的非线性气动弹性运动方程; 采用牛顿迭代法计算得到由静气动载荷和热载荷引起的静气动弹性变形; 根据李雅谱诺夫间接法分析了壁板初始曲率与温升对颤振边界的影响; 对二维曲壁板的非线性气动弹性方程组进行数值积分求解,分析了动压参数对受热二维曲壁板分岔特性的影响, 给出了典型状态下曲壁板非线性颤振响应的时程图与相图. 分析结果表明对小初始曲率的曲壁板, 温升对其静气动弹性变形影响较大, 且随着温升的增加其颤振临界动压急剧减小; 对具有较大初始曲率的曲壁板, 温升对其静气动弹性变形的影响较弱, 且随着温升的增加颤振临界动压基本保持不变. 初始几何曲率与气动热效应使得曲壁板具有复杂的动力学特性, 不再像平壁板一样, 经过倍周期分岔进入混沌, 而会出现由静变形状态直接进入混沌运动的现象, 且在混沌运动区域中还会出现静态稳定点或谐波运动, 在大曲率情况下, 曲壁板不会产生混沌运动, 而是幅值在一定范围内的极限带振荡.      

热环境下壁板非线性颤振分析

基于一阶活塞气动力理论,采用Von Karman大变形应变-位移关系建立了无限展长壁板热环境下颤振方程,采用伽辽金方法对方程进行离散处理.取温度为分叉参数,研究壁板颤振时的分叉及混沌等复杂动力学特性.结果表明:温度载荷降低了系统的颤振临界动压,改变了颤振特性.在整个分岔参数范围内,系统呈现出较为复杂的变化,包括衰减振动、极限环振动、拟周期振动和混沌型振动.当考虑材料热效应时,系统的颤振动压将进一步降低,其响应也表现出更为丰富的非线性动态力学行为.     

Panel flutter prediction in two dimensional flow with enhanced piston theory

Piston theory may be used in the high Mach number supersonic flow region and/or in very high frequency subsonic or supersonic flow. In this flow model, the pressure at a point on the fluid-solid interface only depends on the downwash at the same point. However the classical piston theory may not be sufficient for some phenomena in aeroelasticity and aeroacoustics (far field prediction). Dowell and Bliss have created an extension of piston theory that allows for higher order effects that take into account the effect the distribution of downwash on pressure at any point. For simple harmonic motion, expansions in reduced frequency, inverse reduced frequency and/or inverse (square of) Mach number have all been created; The effects of higher order terms in these several expansion in creating an enhanced piston theory was illustrated for plunge and pitch motion of an airfoil (discrete system) by Ganji and Dowell. In the present paper, flutter prediction for a flexible panel in two –dimensional flow is investigated using enhanced piston theory. The goal of the present paper is to demonstrate that an enhance version of piston theory can analyze single degree of freedom flutter of a panel as compared to the classical piston theory and quasi-steady aerodynamic models which can only treat coupled mode flutter.     

Experimental observation of single mode panel flutter in supersonic gas flow

Single mode flutter is a type of panel flutter, which cannot be analyzed theoretically using conventional piston theory, and for this reason it is studied very little. No previous experiments, where this type of panel flutter was clearly detected, were conducted. In this paper a plate, designed such that it cannot experience “classical” coupled-mode type flutter, but can experience single mode flutter, is tested. Analysis of the tested data clearly indicates the occurrence of single mode panel flutter.     

DEVELOPMENT OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISCOUS AEROELASTIC SOLVER FOR NONLINEAR PANEL FLUTTER

A new three-dimensional (3-D) viscous aeroelastic solver for nonlinear panel flutter is developed in this paper. A well-validated full Navier–Stokes code is coupled with a finite-difference procedure for the von Karman plate equations. A subiteration strategy is employed to eliminate lagging errors between the fluid and structural solvers. This approach eliminates the need for the development of a specialized, tightly coupled algorithm for the fluid/structure interaction problem. The new computational scheme is applied to the solution of inviscid two-dimensional panel flutter problems for subsonic and supersonic Mach numbers. Supersonic results are shown to be consistent with the work of previous researchers. Multiple solutions at subsonic Mach numbers are discussed. Viscous effects are shown to raise the flutter dynamic pressure for the supersonic case. For the subsonic viscous case, a different type of flutter behavior occurs for the downward deflected solution with oscillations occurring about a mean deflected position of the panel. This flutter phenomenon results from a true fluid/structure interaction between the flexible panel and the viscous flow above the surface. Initial computations have also been performed for inviscid, 3-D panel flutter for both supersonic and subsonic Mach numbers.     

热过屈曲功能梯度壁板的气动弹性颤振

功能梯度材料的宏观物理性能随空间位置连续变化,能充分减少不同组份材料结合部位界面性能的不匹配因素.功能梯度壁板用作高速飞行器的热防护结构,能有效消除气动加热带来的壁板内部热应力集中.本文考虑热过屈曲变形引入的结构几何非线性,分析功能梯度壁板的气动弹性颤振边界.基于幂函数材料分布假设,采用混合定律计算功能梯度材料的等效力学性能.根据一阶剪切变形板理论、冯·卡门应变-位移关系和一阶活塞理论,基于虚功原理建立超声速气流中受热功能梯度壁板的非线性气动弹性有限元方程.采用牛顿-拉弗森迭代法数值求解壁板的热屈曲变形,分析超声速气流对热屈曲变形的影响机理.在壁板热过屈曲的静力平衡位置分析动态稳定性,确定了壁板的颤振边界.研究表明,当陶瓷-金属功能梯度壁板的组份材料沿厚度方向梯度分布时,会破坏结构的对称性导致壁板在面内热应力作用下发生指向金属侧的热屈曲变形.超声速气流中壁板热屈曲变形最大的位置随气流速压增大向下游推移,并伴随屈曲变形量的减小.热过屈曲壁板的几何非线性效应会提高壁板的颤振边界,这种影响在高温、低无量纲速压且壁板发生大挠度热屈曲变形时表现显著.较高无量纲气流速压下由于壁板的热屈曲变形被气动力限定在小挠度范围,几何非线性效应不明显.      

Stochastic non-linear flutter of a panel subjected to random in-plane forces

—An analysis of non-linear flutter of a simply-supported panel exposed to supersonic gas flow and random in-plane forces is presented for two- and three-mode interactions. A first order quasi-steady state aerodynamic piston theory is used to model the aerodynamic loading. The Fokker-Planck equation is used to derive a general moment equation for two- and three-mode interactions. For stability analysis the moment equation is consistent and the mean square stability boundaries of the equilibrium are obtained in terms of the system parameters. The stability boundaries reveal common features to those predicted by the deterministic theory of panel nutter. For the non-linear response the moment equation is found inconsistent and a cumulant-neglect closure is used by setting cumulants of fifth and sixth orders to zero. This first order non-Gaussian closure is carried out to solve for the response statistics in terms of the air-to-plate mass ratio, aerodynamic pressure, modal damping, and in-plane random force spectral density. It is found that the non-Gaussian solution yields higher levels for the response statistics than those obtained by the Gaussian solution. The inclusion of more modes results in a reduction of the response levels and expands the stability region.     

Experimental investigation of single-mode panel flutter in supersonic gas flow

Panel flutter theory distinguishes between two types of the loss of stability, namely, the flutter of the coupled type and the single-mode flutter. The flutter of the coupled type is well studied, both theoretically and experimentally. The single-mode flutter has been theoretically studied only quite recently. This study is devoted to the experimental investigation of the single-mode panel flutter. The fact of its generation under actual conditions is established and the stability range is determined.     

Limit cycle oscillations of two-dimensional panels in low subsonic flow

Limit cycle oscillations of a two-dimensional panel in low subsonic flow have been studied theoretically and experimentally. The panel is clamped at its leading edge and free at its trailing edge. A structural non-linearity arises in both the bending stiffness and the mass inertia. Two-dimensional incompressible (linear) vortex lattice aerodynamic theory and a corresponding reduced order aerodynamic model were used to calculate the linear flutter boundary and also the limit cycle oscillations (that occur beyond the linear flutter boundary).     

超声速飞行器壁板非线性颤振响应分析的时域法与频域法对比研究

为考查假设模态法应用于壁板非线性颤振响应时域分析的可行性,分别采用时域方法和频域方法研究了超声速飞行器壁板的非线性颤振响应,并从壁板的颤振幅值、颤振频率和颤振型态三个方面对时域和频域分析结果的一致性作了较详细的比较.首先,基于von Karman应变-位移关系和Mindlin板理论建立考虑几何非线性的壁板力学模型,应用一阶活塞理论分析壁板上单面承受的超声速准定常气动力,基于虚功原理和有限单元法推导壁板的运动微分方程.然后,用壁板的线性固有模态作为假设模态,减缩系统的自由度而得到降阶模型.采用四阶龙格-库塔法对降阶模型作时域数值积分,得到壁板的非线性颤振响应.另一方面,假设壁板的极限环颤振为简谐振荡,可对壁板的非线性刚度作等效线性化处理,进而在频域中直接在有限元(未降阶)模型的基础上分析壁板的颤振幅值、颤振频率和颤振型态.数值分析表明,当极限环颤振为简谐振荡时,时域方法和频域方法的计算结果符合一致.本文最后讨论了时域法和频域法应用在壁板非线性颤振分析中各自的优点和局限性.     

Chaotic Analysis of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Panel Flutter in Supersonic Flow

In this paper chaotic behavior of nonlinear viscoelastic panels in asupersonic flow is investigated. The governing equations, based on vonKàarmàn's large deflection theory of isotropic flat plates, areconsidered with viscoelastic structural damping of Kelvin's modelincluded. Quasi-steady aerodynamic panel loadings are determined usingpiston theory. The effect of constant axial loading in the panel middlesurface and static pressure differential have also been included in thegoverning equation. The panel nonlinear partial differential equation istransformed into a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equationsthrough a Galerkin approach. The resulting system of equations is solvedthrough the fourth and fifth-order Runge–Kutta–Fehlberg (RKF-45)integration method. Static (divergence) and Hopf (flutter) bifurcationboundaries are presented for various levels of viscoelastic structuraldamping. Despite the deterministic nature of the system of equations,the dynamic panel response can become random-like. Chaotic analysis isperformed using several conventional criteria. Results are indicative ofthe important influence of structural damping on the domain of chaoticregion.     

Numerical investigation of supersonic plate flutter using the exact aerodynamic theory

In classical investigations of panel flutter it is usually assumed that the gas pressure acting on the plate can be calculated within the framework of the piston theory, an approximation exact for high Mach numbers. The loss of stability revealed in these investigations is of the “coupled” type, involving the interaction of two oscillation modes. Recently, the use of asymptotic methods revealed another single-mode type of stability loss, which cannot be obtained within the framework of the piston theory. In the present study this type of stability loss is investigated numerically using the Bubnov-Galerkin method.     

高速飞行器壁板颤振的分析模型和分析方法

壁板颤振是壁板结构在高速气流中产生的一种自激振动,在超声速和高超声速飞行器上特别容易发生这种现象。壁板颤振引发的非线性振动将对高速飞行器结构的疲劳强度、飞行性能和飞行安全带来不利的影响。随着高速飞行器设计中各项研究工作的开展,壁板颤振问题受到了到越来越多的重视。本文阐述了目前国内外学者在高速飞行器壁板颤振分析领域的研究现状及壁板颤振研究中常用的六种分析模型,并根据壁板颤振分析中使用的结构理论和气动力理论,详述了这种分类的依据。文中还介绍了温度、气流偏角、壁板几何尺寸及边界条件对壁板颤振的影响规律和目前常用于分析壁板颤振问题的频域和时域方法,总结了各种分析方法的优缺点。最后归纳了目前在高速飞行器壁板颤振研究中得出的几个重要结论,提出了今后在高速飞行器壁板颤振研究中需要解决的若干问题。     

超音速气流中受热壁板的稳定性分析

采用Galerkin方法建立二维壁板的非线性气动弹性运动方程,用一阶活塞理论模拟壁板 受到的气动力. 基于李雅普诺夫间接法分析了平壁板的稳定性,得到了壁板失稳的边界 曲线;采用牛顿迭代法分析了壁板的屈曲变形,进而分析了后屈曲状态下壁板的稳定性; 在时域中分析了后屈曲状态下壁板的颤振边界. 分析结果表明,为了保证计算精度, 在二维壁板的静态失稳及过屈曲变形分析中,至少要取二阶谐波模态;在平壁板的超音速颤 振(动态失稳)边界分析中至少应取四阶模态. 还对壁板的温升,壁板长厚比、壁板密 度和气流马赫数作了无量纲变参分析,研究了这些参数的变化对壁板稳定性的影响规律. 研 究中发现,当气流速压较低时壁板一般会稳定在低阶谐波模态的屈曲变形位置,但是如果系 统出现多个渐近稳定的不动点,即使作用在壁板上的气流速压很低,壁板也有可能在较低速 压下发生二次失稳型颤振.     

适用于几何非线性气动弹性分析的结构动力学降阶模型方法研究

几何非线性是壁板颤振和大展弦比机翼气动弹性等问题的一个主要特征,在进行数值仿真分析时往往需要采用商业非线性有限元求解器,存在计算量大和耦合迭代策略不易控制等问题。本文发展了一种适用于几何非线性的结构动力学降阶模型(CSD-ROM),利用广义坐标的非线性多项式表征非线性内力,采用参数识别方法获取多项式系数,并通过增加额外的线性模态来改善模型预测精度。基于此方法,分别针对壁板颤振、切尖三角翼的CFD/CSD-ROM非线性颤振问题开展了时域响应分析。计算结果表明,通过CSD-ROM计算出的壁板颤振速度为590 m/s,颤振频率为174 Hz,与有限元结果误差分别为0.8%和1.7%。马赫数0.879时切尖三角翼的颤振动压预测结果为2.25 psi,与非线性有限元相比的误差为3.8%。本文采用的非线性和线性模态基底组合方法,在保证计算精度的基础上可有效降低训练样本数量,一定程度上可替代非线性有限元开展气动弹性分析。