Nonlinear Self-excited Forces on a 5:1 Rectangular Cylinder in Post-critical Torsional Flutter
摘要
ANonlinear self-excited force series of static5:1 rectangular cylinder and aeroelastic wind tunnel testsWind tunnel test are carried out on the section model of a 5:1 rectangular cylinder5:1 rectangular cylinder to study the nonlinear self-excited forces during post-criticalPost-flutter flutter oscillations. Great care is devoted to realizing perfectly synchronous measurements of model displacement and aerodynamic pressures. Both limit-cycle oscillations and transient response are analysed. Amplitude-dependent flutter derivativesFlutter derivatives are also obtained and discussed. Strongly, nonlinear and unsteady features of self-excited forces emerge from the analysis on hysteresis loops.