Transonic aeroelastic stability and response analyses are performed for the MBB A-3 supercritical airfoil. Three degrees of freedom are considered: plunge, pitch, and aileron pitch. The objective of this study is to gain insight into the control of airfoil stability and response in transonic flow. Stability analyses are performed using a Padeaeroelastic model based on the use of the LTRAN2-NLR transonic small-disturbance finite-difference computer code. Response analyses are performed by coupling the structural equations of motion to the unsteady aerodynamic forces of LTRAN2-NLR. The focus of the present effort is on transonic time-marching transient response solutions using modal identification to determine stability. Frequency and damping of these modes are directly compared in the complex s-plane with Pademodel eigenvalues. Transonic stability and response characteristics of two-dimensional airfoils are discussed and comparisons are made. Application of the Padeaeroelastic model and time-marching analyses to flutter suppression using active controls is demonstrated.


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    Title :

    Transonic calculation of airfoil stability and response with active controls


    Contributors:
    Batina, J. T. (author) / Yang, T. Y. (author)

    Publication date :

    1984-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English