2005 Volume 71 Issue 712 Pages 2856-2863
One criterion that determines time stepping size in the implicit time integration method is given for accurate and effective transonic flutter simulations. Transonic flows over two-dimensional forced oscillating airfoils with several reduced frequencies are first investigated for constructing a criterion for selecting the time stepping size, and then two and three-dimensional transonic flutter simulations are performed for evaluating the criterion. Results for the forced oscillating airfoil indicate that unsteady aerodynamic forces converge in a constant value as the time stepping size decreases and the time stepping size required the convergence of unsteady aerodynamic force depends on the reduced frequency. From these results, it turns out that 4000 integration steps during one cycle of airfoil oscillations are enough for the estimation of the unsteady aerodynamic forces at any reduced frequency. The time stepping size is automatically decided by setting 4000 integration steps during one cycle of airfoil oscillations. Results for two and three-dimensional transonic flutter simulations show that flutter boundaries can be accurately and effectively calculated based on the criterion.
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