A modern course in aeroelasticity. (Q5894924)

[For the review of the previous editions see Zbl 0402.73001, Zbl 0753.76001, Zbl 0846.73001.] The first part of this collective monograph is theoretical. It introduces the basic physical phenomena of divergence and flutter from mechanics laws beginning with section models, one-dimensional aeroelastic models of airfoils in static statement (divergence, the second chapter), the dynamics of typical section models of an airfoil, and generalized equations of motion for complex structures together with fluid-structural interaction for dynamic aeroelasticity (the third chapter). The following ch. 4 is devoted to nonsteady aerodynamics for supersonic flow (two-dimensional flow, simple harmonic motion of the airfoil, gusts, lift due to airfoil motion and atmospheric gust, three-dimensional flow), subsonic flow (derivation of integral equation and solution by collocation, Green function alternative approach, compressible and incompressible two- and three-dimensional flows), and transonic flow. Ch. 5 contains analytical formulations of various cases of stall flutter, and also presents their nonlinear mechanical description with computational aspects. The second part of the book contains extended (comparatively to the second and third editions) aeroelasticity applications in civil engineering (vortex-induced oscillation, galloping, torsional divergence, flutter and buffeting in the presence of aeroelastic effects, suspension-span bridges, tall chimneys stacks, tall buildings), to aeroelastic response of rotorcraft (blade dynamics, stall flutter, rotor-body coupling, unsteady aerodynamics), in turbomachinery (the compressor performance map, blade mode shapes and materials of construction, nonsteady potential flow in cascades, periodically stalled flow and stall flutter in turbomachines, choking flutter). Ch. 9 is devoted to modeling of fluid-structure interaction together with the detailed description of computational methodology. Experimental aeroelasticity presented in ch. 10 describes wind tunnel experiments for subcritical flutter testing and flutter boundaries, flight experiments, and the role of experimentation and theory in design. The most interesting and contemporary theoretical chapter 11 devoted to nonlinear aeroelastisity explains the generic nonlinear aeroelastic behaviour and physical sources of nonlinearities, and gives efficient computation of unsteady aerodynamic forces, flutter boundaries in transonic flow and connections with limit cycle theory. The new ch. 12 presents the basic concepts of control theory, the state-space modeling, balance realization theory, the models with varying linear parameters and control law design. The final ch. 13 presents the modern analysis for complex and nonlinear unsteady flows in turbomachinery, including the harmonic balance method. The appendices contain some problems of structural response to random pressure fluctuations, and example problems. The first chapters of the book can be useful as a first course in aeroelasticity, chapters 4, 5, 9, 11 as a more advanced course to post-graduate students, and ch. 6--10, 12, 13 give, comparatively with the previous editions, detailed applications of aeroelasticity to engineering problems.