Vibration characteristics of initially twisted rotating shell type composite blades

Vibration analysis of a rotating composite blade is the main purpose of this study. A general formulation is derived for an initially twisted rotating shell structures including the effect of centrifugal force and Coriolis acceleration. In this work, the blade is assumed to be a moderately thick ope...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inComposite structures Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 151 - 159
Main Authors Kee, Young-Jung, Kim, Ji-Hwan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2004
Subjects
Composite blade
Degenerated shell element
Initial twist
Rotating blade
Vibration analysis
Degenerated shell element
Initial twist
Composite blade
Vibration analysis
Rotating blade
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Vibration analysis of a rotating composite blade is the main purpose of this study. A general formulation is derived for an initially twisted rotating shell structures including the effect of centrifugal force and Coriolis acceleration. In this work, the blade is assumed to be a moderately thick open cylindrical shell that includes the transverse shear deformation and rotary inertia, and is oriented arbitrarily with respect to the axis of rotation to consider the effects of disc radius and setting angle. For a thick shell, we must consider the transverse shear deformation as well as rotary inertia. Thus, based on the concept of the degenerated shell element with the Reissner–Mindlin’s assumptions, the finite element method is used for solving the governing equations. In the numerical study, effects of various parameters are investigated: initial twisting angles, thickness to radius ratios, layer lamination and fiber orientation of composite blades. Also, they are compared with the previous works and experimental data.
ISSN:0263-8223
1879-1085
DOI:10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.07.001