Structural Optimization of an Aeroelastically Tailored Composite Wing

Effects of aspect ratio, sweep angle, and stacking sequence of laminated composites were studied to find the optimized configuration of an aeroelastically tailored composite wing idealized as a flat plate in terms of flutter speed. The aeroelastic analysis has been carried out in frequency-domain...

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Main Author: Attaran, Abdolhamid
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Language:English
Published: 2007
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spelling my-upm-ir.52222015-08-06T04:43:39Z Structural Optimization of an Aeroelastically Tailored Composite Wing 2007 Attaran, Abdolhamid Effects of aspect ratio, sweep angle, and stacking sequence of laminated composites were studied to find the optimized configuration of an aeroelastically tailored composite wing idealized as a flat plate in terms of flutter speed. The aeroelastic analysis has been carried out in frequency-domain. The modal approach in conjunction with Doublet-lattice Method (DLM) has been opted for structural and unsteady aerodynamic analysis, respectively. The interpolation between aerodynamic boxes and structural nodes has been done using surface spline. To study the effect of stacking sequence the classical lamination theory (CLT) has been chosen. The parametric studies showed the effective ply orientation angle to be somewhere between 15 and 30 degree, while the plates with lower aspect ratio seems to have higher flutter speed. Forward-swept configurations show higher flutter speed, yet imposed by divergence constraint. 2007 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5222/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5222/1/FK_2007_31.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Faculty of Engineering
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Structural Optimization of an Aeroelastically Tailored Composite Wing
description Effects of aspect ratio, sweep angle, and stacking sequence of laminated composites were studied to find the optimized configuration of an aeroelastically tailored composite wing idealized as a flat plate in terms of flutter speed. The aeroelastic analysis has been carried out in frequency-domain. The modal approach in conjunction with Doublet-lattice Method (DLM) has been opted for structural and unsteady aerodynamic analysis, respectively. The interpolation between aerodynamic boxes and structural nodes has been done using surface spline. To study the effect of stacking sequence the classical lamination theory (CLT) has been chosen. The parametric studies showed the effective ply orientation angle to be somewhere between 15 and 30 degree, while the plates with lower aspect ratio seems to have higher flutter speed. Forward-swept configurations show higher flutter speed, yet imposed by divergence constraint.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Attaran, Abdolhamid
author_facet Attaran, Abdolhamid
author_sort Attaran, Abdolhamid
title Structural Optimization of an Aeroelastically Tailored Composite Wing
title_short Structural Optimization of an Aeroelastically Tailored Composite Wing
title_full Structural Optimization of an Aeroelastically Tailored Composite Wing
title_fullStr Structural Optimization of an Aeroelastically Tailored Composite Wing
title_full_unstemmed Structural Optimization of an Aeroelastically Tailored Composite Wing
title_sort structural optimization of an aeroelastically tailored composite wing
granting_institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
granting_department Faculty of Engineering
publishDate 2007
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5222/1/FK_2007_31.pdf
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