Effects of thermo-mechanical loads on the aeroelastic instabilities of metallic and composite panels

Panel flutter phenomena can be strongly affected by thermal loads, and so a refined aeroelastic model is presented. Higher-order shell theories are used as structural models. The aerodynamic forces are described using the Piston Theory. Composite and sandwich structure are considered and different boundary condition are take into account.The effects of the thermal load on the aeorelastic behaviour are investigated.