Nonlinear dynamics of the rotating beam with time-varying speed under aerodynamic loads

Abstract

In this research, the bifurcation analysis is inspected for a rotatory pre-twisted beam which is subjected to the time varying angular velocity and aerodynamic forces. Aerodynamic loads are obtained by the Piston and Whitehead theories. It is assumed that a time-dependent periodic component is superposed on the angular velocity. The extended Hamilton's principle is utilized to derive the dynamic equations of motion in flapwise and chordwise directions. Then a combination of the Galerkin and multiple scales methods is established to obtain the modulation equations describing amplitude and phases of the interacting modes. Eigen value analysis is performed on the linear part of the equations and the possibility of 1:1 internal resonance condition is examined. The evolution of amplitudes is obtained versus the amplitude and frequency of the periodic angular velocity function. Primary and subharmonic resonance conditions are tuned between the angular velocity frequency and natural frequencies of the beam. Numerical simulations indicate that the nonlinear phenomena such as jump, saturation, and double jumping appear in nonlinear vibration of rotating beam with varying speed.