Applied Sciences (Jun 2021)

Time-Domain Aeroelasticity Analysis by a Tightly Coupled Fluid-Structure Interaction Methodology

  • Zhongyu Liu,
  • Xueyuan Nie,
  • Guannan Zheng,
  • Guowei Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/app11125389
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 12
p. 5389

Abstract

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A tightly coupled fluid-structure interaction (FSI) methodology is developed for aeroelasticity analysis in the time domain. The preconditioned Navier–Stokes equations for all Mach numbers are employed and the structural equations are tightly coupled with the fluid equations by discretizing their time derivative term in the same pseudo time-stepping method. A modified mesh deformation method based on reduced control points radial basis functions (RBF) is utilized, and a RBF based mapping algorithm is introduced for data exchange on the interaction interface. To evaluate the methodology, the flutter boundary and the limit cycle oscillation of Isogai wing and the flutter boundary of AGARD 445.6 wing are analyzed and validated.

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