Whirl flutter as an aeroelastic instability can be a limiting factor in the design and certification of turboprop aircraft configurations, especially for the engine suspension. Whirl flutter prediction for these configurations is currently done in the frequency domain using rigid propeller aerodynamic derivatives. Blade flexibility is neglected in this process, although it is known to have an impact on whirl flutter predictions. This paper uses frequency-domain transfer matrices for the propeller hub loads identified from a time-domain multibody simulation model of an isolated turboprop propeller and included into a frequency-domain flutter analysis to study the impact of blade elasticity on propeller whirl flutter. Results demonstrate a significantly stabilizing effect of blade elasticity on propeller whirl flutter due to a reduction of the destabilizing pitch-yaw cross-coupling moment. The method demonstrated in this paper is applicable to arbitrary time-domain propeller models and compatible with standard frequency-domain flutter processes, allowing for increased fidelity in the flutter prediction process.


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    Title :

    Including Blade Elasticity into Frequency-Domain Propeller Whirl Flutter Analysis


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Journal of Aircraft ; 61 , 3 ; 774-784


    Publication date :

    2024-05-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper , Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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