Camber effects in the dynamic aeroelasticity of compliant airfoils

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 527-543

  Murua, J ^a   Palacios, R ^a   Peiro J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeroelastic stability; Camber deformations; Conformable airfoils; Flutter

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CHORD; AERODYNAMIC FORCES; AEROELASTIC MODELS; AEROELASTIC STABILITY; CAMBER DEFORMATIONS; CAPTURE TIME; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; DYNAMIC STABILITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLUTTER BOUNDARIES; FLUTTER SPEED; LOCK-IN; NUMBER OF DEGREES OF FREEDOM; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL REALIZATION; REDUCED FREQUENCY; STATE-SPACE; THIN AIRFOIL THEORY;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS); GAS DYNAMICS; MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV); SYSTEM STABILITY;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 77952670767     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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