A fluidelastic model for the dynamics of cantilevered plates with an additional spring support in axial flow

A fluidelastic model has been developed for studying the dynamics of cantilevered plates in axial flow, with an additional spring support at the plate trailing edge. The plate is supposed to be two-dimensional; a nonlinear equation of motion based on the inextensibility condition is used to account for the possible large vibration amplitude. For the fluid-dynamic part, an unsteady lumped vortex model is used for calculating the fluid loads acting on the plate undergoing deformation; the longitudinal displacement of the plate associated with lateral motions is also taken into account. The fluidelastic model is first validated through comparisons with experimental data published for systems without the spring support; it is then used to investigate the dynamics of cantilevered plates in axial flow with an additional spring support at the plate trailing edge. Some interesting results of the dynamics of the fluid–structure system are presented.