Stall Flutter Analysis of High-Aspect-Ratio Composite Wing

Abstract

The stall flutter characters of high- aspect- ratio composite wing are investigated, and the effects of structure geometric nonlinearity and stiffness couple created by composite anisotropy on them also are discussed. Firstly, the high- aspect- ratio wing is modeled as a composite thin- walled closed- section Euler beam whose displacement and rotation both could be of finite value, and the nonlinear dynamic equations is build up on it with all the effects of geometric nonlinearity, aerodynamic nonlinearity and anisotropy of material being considered. Then vibration equations are deduced through perturbing the dynamic equations at wing's equilibrium position, and coupled with unsteady stall aerodynamic model and ONERA model, to obtain the nonlinear stall flutter analysis equations of wing. Finally, the flutter stabilities with various wind speeds are determined by the harmonic balance method. With several examples, the validity of the stall flutter model is proved, and the significant effects of geometric nonlinearity on the stall flutter various characters as well as the effects of ply angle on the stall flutter speed and frequency also are discussed.