Derivation of ODEs and Bifurcation Analysis of a Two-DOF Airfoil Subjected to Unsteady Incompressible Flow

An airfoil subjected to two-dimensional incompressible inviscid flow is considered. The airfoil is supported via a translational and a torsional springs. The aeroelastic integro-differential equations of motion for the airfoil are reformulated into a system of six first-order autonomous ordinary dif...

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Main Authors: H. Alighanbari, S. M. Hashemi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/248930
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description An airfoil subjected to two-dimensional incompressible inviscid flow is considered. The airfoil is supported via a translational and a torsional springs. The aeroelastic integro-differential equations of motion for the airfoil are reformulated into a system of six first-order autonomous ordinary differential equations. These are the simplest and least number of ODEs that can present this aeroelastic system. The differential equations are then used for the bifurcation analysis of an airfoil with a structural nonlinearity in the pitch direction. Sample bifurcation diagrams showing both stable and unstable limit cycle oscillation are presented. The types of bifurcations are assessed by evaluating the Floquet multipliers. For a specific case, a period doubling route to chaos was detected, and mildly chaotic behavior in a narrow range of velocity was confirmed via the calculation of the Lyapunov exponents.
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spelling doaj-art-3c93fb34ec744f50b3a807c2d4291f1a2025-02-03T07:26:18ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59661687-59742009-01-01200910.1155/2009/248930248930Derivation of ODEs and Bifurcation Analysis of a Two-DOF Airfoil Subjected to Unsteady Incompressible FlowH. Alighanbari0S. M. Hashemi1Department of Aerospace Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, CanadaDepartment of Aerospace Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, CanadaAn airfoil subjected to two-dimensional incompressible inviscid flow is considered. The airfoil is supported via a translational and a torsional springs. The aeroelastic integro-differential equations of motion for the airfoil are reformulated into a system of six first-order autonomous ordinary differential equations. These are the simplest and least number of ODEs that can present this aeroelastic system. The differential equations are then used for the bifurcation analysis of an airfoil with a structural nonlinearity in the pitch direction. Sample bifurcation diagrams showing both stable and unstable limit cycle oscillation are presented. The types of bifurcations are assessed by evaluating the Floquet multipliers. For a specific case, a period doubling route to chaos was detected, and mildly chaotic behavior in a narrow range of velocity was confirmed via the calculation of the Lyapunov exponents.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/248930
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Derivation of ODEs and Bifurcation Analysis of a Two-DOF Airfoil Subjected to Unsteady Incompressible Flow
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
title Derivation of ODEs and Bifurcation Analysis of a Two-DOF Airfoil Subjected to Unsteady Incompressible Flow
title_full Derivation of ODEs and Bifurcation Analysis of a Two-DOF Airfoil Subjected to Unsteady Incompressible Flow
title_fullStr Derivation of ODEs and Bifurcation Analysis of a Two-DOF Airfoil Subjected to Unsteady Incompressible Flow
title_full_unstemmed Derivation of ODEs and Bifurcation Analysis of a Two-DOF Airfoil Subjected to Unsteady Incompressible Flow
title_short Derivation of ODEs and Bifurcation Analysis of a Two-DOF Airfoil Subjected to Unsteady Incompressible Flow
title_sort derivation of odes and bifurcation analysis of a two dof airfoil subjected to unsteady incompressible flow
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/248930
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