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Dynamical Behaviour of a Materially Damped Flexible Towed Cable

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

T C Cannon and
J Genin
T C Cannon
Affiliation:
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey, USA
J Genin
Affiliation:
Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Summary

The three-dimensional equations of motion of a flexible towed cable are developed. A closed-form approximation for the equilibrium shape of a cable subjected to arbitrary aerodynamic loading is developed and used in the study of a heavy, vibrating tow cable. Natural frequencies of vibration and cable shapes are computed for typical cables and are shown to be in good agreement with exact, numerically obtained values.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , May 1972, pp. 109 - 120
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1972

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