The equivalent linearization method （ELM） is modified to investigate the nonlinear flut- ter system of an airfoil with a cubic damping. After obtaining the linearization quantity of the cubic nonlinearity by the ELM...The equivalent linearization method （ELM） is modified to investigate the nonlinear flut- ter system of an airfoil with a cubic damping. After obtaining the linearization quantity of the cubic nonlinearity by the ELM, an equivalent system can be deduced and then investigated by linear flut- ter analysis methods. Different from the routine procedures of the ELM, the frequency rather than the amplitude of limit cycle oscillation （LCO） is chosen as an active increment to produce bifurca- tion charts. Numerical examples show that this modification makes the ELM much more efficient. Meanwhile, the LCOs obtained by the ELM are in good agreement with numerical solutions. The nonlinear damping can delay the occurrence of secondary bifurcation. On the other hand, it has marginal influence on bifurcation characteristics or LCOs.展开更多
The nonlinear aeroelastic system of an airfoil with an external store was investigated,with emphasis on the bounds of limit cycle oscillations(LCOs).Based on the equivalent linearization,an approach was proposed to ca...The nonlinear aeroelastic system of an airfoil with an external store was investigated,with emphasis on the bounds of limit cycle oscillations(LCOs).Based on the equivalent linearization,an approach was proposed to calculate the bounds on LCOs over the full flight envelope.The bounds are determined directly without solving LCOs one by one as the flow speed varies.The presented approach can provide us with the maximal LCO amplitudes and the lower threshold for flow speed beyond which LCOs may arise.Numerical examples show that the obtained bounds are in nice agreement with numerical simulation results.The speed threshold can be predicted to a relative error less than 0.1%,and the maximal LCO amplitude to about 3%.The influences of the system parameters on the speed threshold for speed were investigated efficiently by the proposed approach.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.:11002088,11172333,11272361)
文摘The equivalent linearization method （ELM） is modified to investigate the nonlinear flut- ter system of an airfoil with a cubic damping. After obtaining the linearization quantity of the cubic nonlinearity by the ELM, an equivalent system can be deduced and then investigated by linear flut- ter analysis methods. Different from the routine procedures of the ELM, the frequency rather than the amplitude of limit cycle oscillation （LCO） is chosen as an active increment to produce bifurca- tion charts. Numerical examples show that this modification makes the ELM much more efficient. Meanwhile, the LCOs obtained by the ELM are in good agreement with numerical solutions. The nonlinear damping can delay the occurrence of secondary bifurcation. On the other hand, it has marginal influence on bifurcation characteristics or LCOs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11002088,11272361)the Innovation Foundation for PhD Graduates of SYSU
文摘The nonlinear aeroelastic system of an airfoil with an external store was investigated,with emphasis on the bounds of limit cycle oscillations(LCOs).Based on the equivalent linearization,an approach was proposed to calculate the bounds on LCOs over the full flight envelope.The bounds are determined directly without solving LCOs one by one as the flow speed varies.The presented approach can provide us with the maximal LCO amplitudes and the lower threshold for flow speed beyond which LCOs may arise.Numerical examples show that the obtained bounds are in nice agreement with numerical simulation results.The speed threshold can be predicted to a relative error less than 0.1%,and the maximal LCO amplitude to about 3%.The influences of the system parameters on the speed threshold for speed were investigated efficiently by the proposed approach.
