Papers Published

1. Dowell, E.H., Flutter of infinitely long plates and shells -- 2, AIAA Journal, vol. 4 no. 9 (1966), pp. 1510 - 1518 .
   (last updated on 2007/04/10)

   Abstract:
   Aeroelastic stability of infinitely long, isotropic cylinder with outer surface exposed to inviscid flow is re-examined; cylinder behavior is described by shell equations of Goldenvieser, whereas aerodynamic forces are described by classical linearized potential theory; extensive numerical results for flutter velocity (and dynamic pressure) indicate effects of Mach number, thickness -- radius ratio, and density, or mass ratio; important consequence of present study is indication that aerodynamic loading on cylinder is of "slender body" type when axial wavelength is large compared to circumferential wavelength; it may be expected that similar result will hold for cylinders of finite length.

   Keywords:
   Flutter;