Advancements in rotor blade cross-sectional analysis using the variational-asymptotic method

Advancements in rotor blade cross-sectional analysis using the variational-asymptotic method

Rotor (helicopter/wind turbine) blades are typically slender structures that can be modeled as beams. Beam modeling, however, involves a substantial mathematical formulation that ultimately helps save computational costs. A beam theory for rotor blades must account for (i) initial twist and/or curva...

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Main Author: Rajagopal, Anurag
Other Authors: Hodges, Dewey H.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2014
Subjects:
Structural analysis
Rotorcraft blades
Composite materials
Variational-asymptotic method
Dimensionally reducible structures
Rotors
Blades
Structural analysis (Engineering)
Finite element method
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/51877

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