The Flow Field Acting on the Fluttering Profile, Kinematics, Forces and Total Moment

A high speed camera was used for interferometry visualization (in different phases of the motion) of the fluttering NACA0015 profile supported in a translational and rotational manner. First, the simplified mathematical model of the support of investigated profile was identified from minimum least squares differences between modeled and measured system responses. A special graphical Matlab procedure was proposed for evaluation of interferograms. Kinematic analysis defining motion of the profile as a function of time was obtained by a regression using the least squares method. Numerical integration of pressure functions around the airfoil surface allows for calculation of the resulting aerodynamic forces and moments.