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Supersonic Flutter Characteristics of a Nonlinear Spring-Supported Composite Panel Applying Curvilinear Fiber Paths

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Abstract

Background

Due to the large span of Mach, supersonic vehicles experience complex nonlinear factors. Considering the nonlinear aeroelastic problems in practical operation is vital for the safety design of new aircraft.

Purpose

This paper deals with the nonlinear flutter characteristics of a nonlinear spring supported variable-stiffness laminate panel in the supersonic airflow.

Methods

The nonlinear equations are obtained by applying Hamilton’s principles in the framework of the von-Karman’s nonlinear theory and the third-order piston aerodynamic theory. The time-domain dynamic response of the variable-stiffness composite panel is obtained through the fourth-order Runge–Kutta method.

Results

In the numerical illustration, the effects of several parameters such as the nonlinear aerodynamic force, nonlinear spring coefficients and support position, curved fiber angle orientation of the composite panel are studied.

Conclusions

From numerical results, it was concluded that the curved fiber composite panel incorporating spring-support could obviously change the limit cycle oscillation (LCO) response.

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, [Jingbo Duan], upon reasonable request.

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Acknowledgements

This research is supported by the Open fund for Key Laboratory of airworthiness certification technology of civil aviation aircraft (Grant No. SH2020112705), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11572208) and Hebei Province Natural Science Foundation for Youths (No. A2020210009).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Civil Aviation Aircraft Airworthiness Certification Technology, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China

    Ruohan Zhang & Jingbo Duan

  2. Department of Engineering Mechanics, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang, 050043, China

    Ruohan Zhang, Jingbo Duan, Yu Pang, Yanmei Yue & Buqing Xu

  3. Hebei Key Laboratory of Mechanics of Intelligent Materials and Structures, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang, 050043, China

    Yu Pang, Yanmei Yue & Buqing Xu

  4. Hebei Research Center of the Basic Discipline Engineering Mechanics, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang, 050043, China

    Ruohan Zhang & Jingbo Duan

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Zhang, R., Duan, J., Pang, Y. et al. Supersonic Flutter Characteristics of a Nonlinear Spring-Supported Composite Panel Applying Curvilinear Fiber Paths. J. Vib. Eng. Technol. 12, 4729–4745 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42417-023-01147-5

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