Performance-based design and analysis of flexible composite propulsors

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1310-1325

  Motley, Michael R ^a,b   Young, Yin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive blade; Composite propeller; Fluid structure interaction; Performance based design; Turbine

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BLADE; ADVANCED COMPOSITES; ANISOTROPIC COMPOSITES; BEND-TWIST COUPLING; COMPOSITE PROPELLERS; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; EXPECTED LIFE; FLEXIBLE COMPOSITES; LOAD-DEPENDENT DEFORMATIONS; LOADING CONDITION; MARINE PROPELLER; NAVAL COMBATANT; NON-TRIVIAL; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL SPACE; PERFORMANCE BASED DESIGN; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; POWER DEMANDS; PROPELLER EFFICIENCY; PROPULSORS; SPEED PROFILE; VESSEL SPEED; WAVE CONDITIONS;

DEFORMATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; FLUIDS; JET ENGINES; PROPELLERS; SAILING VESSELS; SHIP PROPULSION; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; TURBINES; WIND POWER;

DESIGN;

EID: 84860396644     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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