| Abstract: | 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. |
