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Advances in Aircraft and Spacecraft Science Volume 2, Number 2, April 2015 , pages 199-215 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/aas.2015.2.2.199 |
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The effect of sweep angle on the limit cycle oscillations of aircraft wings |
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Seher Eken and Metin Orhan Kaya
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| Abstract | ||
| This study focuses on the limit cycle oscillations (LCOs) of cantilever swept-back wings containing a cubic nonlinearity in an incompressible flow. The governing aeroelastic equations of two degrees-of-freedom swept wings are derived through applying the strip theory and unsteady aerodynamics. In order to apply strip theory, mode shapes of the cantilever beam are used. The harmonic balance method is used to calculate the frequencies of LCOs. Linear flutter analysis is conducted for several values of sweep angles to obtain the flutter boundaries. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| limit cycle oscillations; sweep angle; harmonic balance method | ||
| Address | ||
| Seher Eken and Metin Orhan Kaya: Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak Campus, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey | ||
