AEROELASTICIDAD

TALLER #1 PRIMER CORTE 2020 – I

1. Consider a rigid, wind-tunnel model of a uniform wing, which is pivoted in pitch about the mid-
chord and elastically restrained in pitch by a linear spring with spring constant of 225 lb/in
mounted at the trailing edge. The model has a symmetric airfoil, a span of 3 feet, and a chord of
6 inches. The total lift–curve slope is 6 per rad. The aerodynamic center is located at the
quarter-chord, and the mass centroid is at the mid-chord.

(a) Calculate the divergence dynamic pressure at sea level.

(b) Calculate the divergence airspeed at sea level

DATOS Qd 150,222222 lb/ft2

SPAN 3 ft    
CHORD 0,5 ft VD 253,134139 ft/s
𝜕𝐶𝐿/ 𝜕𝛼 6 rad
AC 0,125 ft
Superficie 1,5 ft2
e 0,125 ft
Kt 169 lb/ft
Densidad 0,07491 lb/ft3
K 2700 lb/ft

5. Investigate the effect that varying the position of the elastic axis (𝑒𝑐) and the chord/aileron ratio (𝐸𝑐)
have upon the reversal and divergence speeds. (Using Excel tool plot a family of curves that depict the
relationship).
 grados MAC %
relación cuerda / aleron
0 100
5 97,5 120
10 95 100
15 92,5
80
20 90
25 87,5 60

30 85 40
35 82,5 20
40 80
0
45 77,5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

6. For the fixed root case, explore the effect of the ratio between the dynamic pressures at divergence
and reversal on the aileron effectiveness. (Using Excel tool plot a family of curves that depict the
relationship).

CONSTANTES

V (m/s) 2104
𝜕𝐶𝐿 𝜕𝜉 7,3 = q/qd
-
𝜕𝐶𝑀𝑜 𝜕𝜉 143,54

𝜕𝐶𝐿 𝜕𝛼 0,1

Cl 0,72
C 11,4

Kt 25920

e 7,56
 DENSIDAD
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
550 600 650 700 750 800

K
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600

SUPERFICIE
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0