Vibration analysis of laminated cylindrical thin panels with twist and curvature (Q5933971)

A model of turbo machinery blades like laminated twisted and curved cylindrical thin panels of constant thickness is proposed. The governing free vibration equation is described using the principle of virtual work with two-dimensional algebraic polynomials displacement functions. To obtain frequency parameters it is used the Rayleigh-Ritz method. The effects of twist, curvature, material, the number of layers, fiber orientation and stacking sequence on the vibration frequency parameters and the mode shapes are studied. The obtained results are compared with previous solutions.