Code No: D7604 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD M.

Tech II - Semester Regular Examinations, October 2010 AEROSPACE SENSORS AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS (AEROSPACE ENGINEERING) Time: 3hours Max. Marks: 60 Answer any five questions All questions carry equal marks --1. a) Explain statistical analysis of experimental data. b) A certain steel bar is measured with a device which has a known precision of + 5 mm to 5 mm when a large number of measurements is taken. How many such measurements are necessary to establish the mean length a with a 5 percent of significance such that a = a + / - 0.2 mm. 2. Describe the following flow measurement systems a) Pressure transducers b) Thermocouples c) Particle velocimetry. 3. a) Define path lines, streak lines, time lines and stream lines. b) Describe the various methods of surface flow visualization. 4. Describe three external balances for measurements in wind tunnel. 5. a) What are the vibrational measuring instruments and explain the working principle of any one instrument. b) Cantilever beam of span 3m made of steel of cross sectional area 10mm x 20mm is subjected to a free end transverse load of 4KN, along the depth. Determine the natural frequency of vibration. If the beam used as a simply supported beam loading at center, determine the frequency of vibration. 6. Explain the working principle of piezo electric sensors to measure acceleration. 7. Write short notes on the following a) Infrared earth sensors b) Magnetometers. A rectangle rosette is mounted on a steel plate having E = 2105 N/ mm2 and = 0.3. The three strains are measured as 1 = +500 mm/ mm 2 = +400 mm/mm 3 = -100 mm/mm Calculate the principal strains and stress and maximum shear stress. Locate the axis of the principle stress.

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