Investigation on steady state deformation and free vibration of a rotating inclined Euler beam

The steady state deformation and infinitesimal free vibration around the steady state deformation of a rotating inclined Euler beam at constant angular velocity are investigated by the corotational finite element method combined with floating frame method. The element nodal forces are derived using the consistent second order linearization of the nonlinear beam theory, the d'Alembert principle and the virtual work principle in a current inertia element coordinates, which is coincident with a rotating element coordinate system constructed at the current configuration of the beam element. The rotating element coordinates rotate about the hub axis at the angular speed of the hub. The equations of motion of the system are defined in terms of an inertia global coordinate system, which is coincident with a rotating global coordinate system rigidly tied to the rotating hub. Numerical examples are studied to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method and to investigate the steady state deformation and natural frequency of the rotating inclined beam.

► We investigate steady state deformation and free vibration of a rotating inclined beam.
► We use corotational finite element method combined with floating frame method.
► The difference between natural frequencies of rotating beams with different inclination angle is not remarked.
► The angular speed of the rotating beam is limited by the steady state bending strain.
► The effect of the steady state deformations on natural frequency is not negligible.