Experimental validation of tow-steered composite wings for aeroelastic design

O. Stodieck; G. Francois; D. Heathcote; E. Zympeloudis; B. C. Kim; A. T. Rhead; D. Cleaver; J. E. Cooper

Experimental validation of tow-steered composite wings for aeroelastic design

O. Stodieck, G. Francois, D. Heathcote, E. Zympeloudis, B. C. Kim, A. T. Rhead, D. Cleaver, J. E. Cooper

University of Bristol

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Abstract

A numerical and experimental investigation is described considering the design, manufacture and test of tow-steered composite wind tunnel wings. The generic construction of each wing consisted of a rectangular flat plate with foam aerofoil surfaces. Tow-steered composite layers of the wings were manufactured using two different techniques: Continuous Tow-Shearing and Discrete Stiffness Tailoring. Finite Element models of the wings were optimised in order to determine the tow-steered composite layer orientations, as well as unidirectional composite orientations, that reduced the maximum strains due to equivalent “manoeuvre” and “gust” loads (at a tunnel speed of 20 m/s). A series of static and dynamic, wind-on and wind-off tests were performed to validate the numerical modelling capability and to illustrate the capabilities of tow-steering technologies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	17th International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, IFASD 2017
Publisher	International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics (IFASD)
Volume	2017-June
ISBN (Electronic)	9788897576280
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017
Event	17th International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, IFASD 2017 - Como, Italy Duration: 25 Jun 2017 → 28 Jun 2017

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Conference	17th International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, IFASD 2017
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Como
Period	25/06/17 → 28/06/17

Keywords

Aeroelastic optimisation
Aeroelastic tailoring
Tow-steering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

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Stodieck, O., Francois, G., Heathcote, D., Zympeloudis, E., Kim, B. C., Rhead, A. T., Cleaver, D., & Cooper, J. E. (2017). Experimental validation of tow-steered composite wings for aeroelastic design. In 17th International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, IFASD 2017 (Vol. 2017-June). International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics (IFASD).

Experimental validation of tow-steered composite wings for aeroelastic design. / Stodieck, O.; Francois, G.; Heathcote, D. et al.
17th International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, IFASD 2017. Vol. 2017-June International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics (IFASD), 2017.

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Stodieck, O, Francois, G, Heathcote, D, Zympeloudis, E, Kim, BC, Rhead, AT, Cleaver, D & Cooper, JE 2017, Experimental validation of tow-steered composite wings for aeroelastic design. in 17th International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, IFASD 2017. vol. 2017-June, International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics (IFASD), 17th International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, IFASD 2017, Como, Italy, 25/06/17.

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