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Application of the finite element method to aeroelasticity. (English) Zbl 0969.76042

Summary: This paper presents a multiphysics method for unsteady turbulent flows and fluid-structure computations. This method is based on a Galerkin least square finite element formulation for both solid and fluid equations. The viscous effects are taken into account using Spalart-Allmaras and \(k\)-\(\varepsilon\) turbulence models. The fluid boundaries motion is taken into account using an ALE formulation of the compressible equations. The fuid domain is then modeled as a hyperelastic material. For fluid-structure interaction problems, both solid and fluid equations are discretized in time using an implicit time-stepping scheme based on the Newmark’s one. Coupling between fluid and structure is achieved through non-matching interfaces. This numerical strategy is applied to a two-dimensional airfoil buffeting simulation, to a two-dimensional fluid-structure computation, and to a flutter analysis of a three-dimensional wing.

MSC:

76M10 Finite element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics
74F10 Fluid-solid interactions (including aero- and hydro-elasticity, porosity, etc.)
74S05 Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics
76F60 \(k\)-\(\varepsilon\) modeling in turbulence
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