Probabilistic flutter analysis and risk assessment of an airfoil

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Abstract

The explosive nature of the flutter phenomenon and these uncertainties in aeroelastic system mandate that flutter calculation and flutter flight testing be cautious and conservative. The traditional deterministic nonlinear flutter analysis method is no longer suitable to treat these uncertain parameters. In this paper, a probabilistic method, the Monte Carlo simulation together with non-parametric estimation, is proposed to quantify these uncertainties of airfoil. Through probabilistic flutter analysis we can get the PDF of flutter speed, basing on them, we assess the risk of flutter occurring, and then we carry out probabilistic sensitivity analysis to define the key value that acutely influences the flutter speed of airfoil.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication27th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences 2010, ICAS 2010
Pages2437-2442
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2010
Event27th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences 2010, ICAS 2010 - Nice, France
Duration: 19 Sep 201024 Sep 2010

Publication series

Name27th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences 2010, ICAS 2010
Volume3

Conference

Conference27th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences 2010, ICAS 2010
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityNice
Period19/09/1024/09/10

Keywords

  • Flutter
  • Flutter risk assessment
  • Monte carlo
  • Probabilistic sensitivity
  • Uncertainty

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