Composite Wing Flutter Speed and Frequency due to Variable Control Surface Deflection in Low Speed Wind Tunnel

Autor: Mahzan, Muhammad Iyas, Muhamad, Sallehuddin, Abdul Aziz, Sa’ardin, Mat Ali, Mohamed Sukri
Zdroj: Applied Mechanics and Materials; August 2013, Vol. 390 Issue: 1 p3-7, 5p
Abstrakt: Flutter is a dynamic instability problem represents the interaction among structural, aerodynamic, elastic and inertial forces and occurred when the energy is continuously transformed by the surrounding fluids to a flying structure in the form of kinetic energy. The study was conducted to investigate the relationship of the control surface deflection angle to the flutter speed and the flutter frequency. A wind tunnel test was performed using a flat plate wing made of composite material. It was found that by deflecting the control surface up to 45°, the flutter speed reduced almost linearly from 35.6 m/s to 22.7 m/s. The flutter frequency greatly reduced from 48 Hz without the control surface deflected to 34 Hz with the control surface deflected at 15°. After 15° deflection up to 45°, the flutter frequency reduced almost linearly.
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