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Approximation for the Effect of Twist on the Vibration of a Turbine Blade*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

A. I. Martin*
Affiliation:
Nottingham
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Summary

Modern turbine blades are generally twisted about their axes, the shape resembling that of a helicoid. This makes the determination of their overtone frequencies much more difficult. The equations governing the flexural vibrations may be obtained from the Clebsch-Kirchhoff theory for rods which are naturally twisted. By using these equations, this paper considers a first-order approximation for the effect of uniform twist.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1957

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Footnotes

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The work described here was done for the Bristol Aeroplane Company.

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