Abstract
In this study, the flutter analysis of a rotating pre-twisted functionally graded graphene nanoplatelets reinforced composite (FG GPLRC) blade under supersonic airflow is investigated. The pre-twisted blade is multi-layered and reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets (GPLs) evenly distributed in each layer while the GPL weight fraction changes from layer to layer through the thickness direction. The effective Young's modulus is determined by Halpin-Tsai micromechanical model while the Poisson's ratio and mass density are predicted by Voigt's rule for GPLRC layers. According to assumptions of the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT), the first-order piston theory and shell theory, the dynamic model of rotating pre-twisted GPLRC blades subjected to supersonic flow is developed. Meshless the improved moving least-square Ritz method (IMLS-Ritz) is used to derive the discrete dynamic equations of rotating pre-twisted GPLRC blades under aerodynamic load. The accuracy of the IMLS-Ritz method for this problem is validated by comprehensive convergence studies and careful comparison studies. A detailed parameter investigation of the effects of GPL distribution configuration, rotation velocity and geometrical parameters on flutter behavior characteristics of GPLRC blades is systematically conducted.
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