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Use when you must compute the static aeroelastic divergence condition of a lifting surface: calculate the divergence dynamic pressure from the torsional stiffness, the reference area, the chord, the lift curve slope, and the aerodynamic-center-to-shear-center offset ratio, convert it to the divergence speed at sea level, and assess the divergence margin against the design dive speed, flagging risk when the margin falls below the required 1.15 threshold. Produces the divergence dynamic pressure, the divergence speed, and a margin verdict that feed torsional stiffness sizing for divergence clearance. Trigger: divergence speed, divergence dynamic pressure, torsional stiffness, aerodynamic center, shear center, divergence margin, static aeroelastic divergence.
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# Static Aeroelastic Divergence (aerodynamics/aeroelasticity/divergence-speed) Use when the task is the static aeroelastic divergence condition of a lifting surface: the divergence dynamic pressure from the torsional stiffness and the aerodynamic center to shear center offset, the divergence speed, and the divergence margin against the design dive speed. ## Domain quick reference - Static divergence: the lift acts at the aerodynamic center, ahead of the shear center (elastic axis). Its torsional moment about the shear center twists the surface nose-up, which raises the local angle of attack and the lift. The destabilizing moment grows with the dynamic pressure; at the divergence dynamic pressure it overcomes the torsional stiffness and the twist grows without bound. - Divergence dynamic pressure: q_div = k_theta / (S * c * C_Lalpha * e), where k_theta is the torsional stiffness about the shear center axis (N m per rad; for a beam model the product G * K_theta of the shear modulus and the torsion constant), S the reference area (m^2), c the chord (m), C_Lalpha the lift curve slope per radian, and e the offset ratio, the aerodynamic-center-to-shear-center distance divided by the chord, positive when the aerodynamic center lies ahead of the shear center. Worked example, k_theta = 40000 N m per rad, S = 16 m^2 (2 m chord over an 8 m strip), c = 2 m, C_Lalpha = 5.0 per radian, e = 0.2 (aerodynamic center at 25 percent chord, shear center at 45 perc