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A finite-element static analysis of smart turbine blades

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Title A finite-element static analysis of smart turbine blades
 
Creator THIRUPATHI, SR
SESHU, P
NAGANATHAN, NG
 
Subject distributed vibration excitation
piezoelectric actuators
modal identification
aeroelastic control
sensors actuators
strain actuation
composite blades
thin plates
behavior
continua
 
Description Piezoelectric materials are becoming increasingly popular in the emerging field of adaptive structures. In particular, active control of wings and helicopter rotors using these materials is being pursued currently. The present work is an effort at modeling piezoelectric actuated blades for turbomachinery applications. A laminated general quadrilateral shell finite element with eight nodes and curved edges is developed for this purpose. the mathematical formulation of the element is described. Experiments have been conducted on a commercially available piezoceramic bimorph. Our finite-element and experimental results are shown to match very well. The laminated element developed is then used to perform a static analysis of typical turbomachinery blades. Effects of the angle of pre-twisting and aspect ratio have been studied. PVDF and PZT piezoelectric materials have been compared.
 
Publisher IOP PUBLISHING LTD
 
Date 2011-08-03T12:48:06Z
2011-12-26T12:54:13Z
2011-12-27T05:41:48Z
2011-08-03T12:48:06Z
2011-12-26T12:54:13Z
2011-12-27T05:41:48Z
1997
 
Type Article
 
Identifier SMART MATERIALS & STRUCTURES, 6(5), 607-615
0964-1726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/6/5/012
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10054/9031
http://hdl.handle.net/10054/9031
 
Language en