Enhancing flutter stability in nanocomposite thin panels by harnessing CNT/polymer dissipation
Numerical and analytical investigations into the aeroelastic response of thin nanocomposite panels are discussed. The mechanical data of the nanocomposite plates with different weight fractions of randomly oriented carbon nanotubes (CNT) are obtained via an extensive experimental campaign based on dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). Panel flutter induced by high supersonic flows is studied through both linear and nonlinear dynamic analyses aimed to investigate the effect of the CNT weight fraction onto the flutter and post-flutter condition.