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Optical measurements of unducted fan flutterA nonintrusive optical method is described for flutter vibrations in unducted fan or propeller rotors and provides detailed spectral results for two flutter modes of a scaled unducted fan. The measurements were obtained in a high-speed wind tunnel. A single-rotor and a dual-rotor counterrotating configuration of the model were tested; however, only the forward rotor of the counterrotating configuration fluttered. Conventional strain gages were used to obtain flutter frequency; optical data provided complete phase results and an indication of the flutter mode shape through the ratio of the leading- to trailing-edge flutter amplitudes near the blade tip. The transonic regime exhibited some features that are usually associated with nonlinear vibrations. Experimental mode shape and frequencies were compared with calculated values that included centrifugal effects.
Document ID
19920032886
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kurkov, Anatole P.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Mehmed, Oral
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1991
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
ASME PAPER 91-GT-19
Accession Number
92A15510
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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