Research Article

On the Deflexion of Anisotropic Structural Composite Aerodynamic Components

Table 1

Tapered elliptical beam models maximum deflexion predictions.

Model Formulation Maximum displacement

Runge-Kutta (FD) Solid 363.4 mm
Anti-derivative Shell 363.7 mm
Runge-Kutta (FD) Shell 363.7 mm
Finite element (FE) ANSYS-shell 358.2 mm
Finite element (FE) CATIA-shell 357.0 mm