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Integration of dynamic, aerodynamic and structural optimization of helicopter rotor blades
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Peters, David A. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | The purpose of the research is to study the integration of structural, dynamic, and aerodynamic considerations in the design-optimization process for helicopter rotorblades. This is to be done in three phases. Task 1 is to bring on-line computer codes that could perform the finite-element frequency analyses of rotor blades. The major features of this program are summarized. The second task was to bring on-line an optimization code for the work. Several were tried and it was decided to use CONMIN. Explicit volume constraints on the thicknesses and lumped masses used in the optimization were added. The specific aeroelastic constraint that the center of mass must be forward of the quarter chord in order to prevent flutter was applied. The bending-torsion coupling due to cg-ea offset within the blade cross section was included. Also included were some very simple stress constraints. The first three constraints are completed, and the fourth constraint is being completed. |
| File Size | 984916 |
| Page Count | 34 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19880000630 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4nk87v0s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-11-02 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerodynamics Finite Element Method Thickness Structural Design Constraints Rotor Blades Turbomachinery Stiffness Applications Programs Computers Aeroelasticity Aerodynamic Characteristics Helicopter Design Optimization Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |