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Flutter of Propeller Blades

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2016

J. V. Inglesby
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Summary

An analytical study of the flutter of stalled and unstalled propeller blades is recorded. The flutter of unstalled propeller blades investigated is unstable coupled flexural-torsional oscillation, while the flutter of stalled blades is assumed to be unstable torsional oscillation due to aerodynamical hysteresis, which is Studer's theory of stalled flutter.

A method of estimating critical speeds, which is within the scope of Stress Office work, is proposed and examples given.

The observed and calculated flutter speeds of propeller blades are tabulated.

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Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 50 , Issue 422 , February 1946 , pp. 98 - 118
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1946

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