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DEGREE EXAMINATION Sixth Semester Branch: Aeronautical Engineering

Experimental Aerodynamics (AN 010 602)

Time: 3 hours Part A Answer all questions Each question carries three marks
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

Maximum: 100 marks

Write a short on Ultrasonic flow meters Explain briefly what wake survey is. What is turbulence factor? Explain. Explain how running time is calculated in supersonic wind tunnels. What is wall shear stress? Explain briefly how it is used in the estimation of CD.

(3x5 = 15 Marks) Part B Answer all questions Each question carries five marks
6) Explain briefly the heating requirements in hypersonic wind tunnels. 7) Write a short note on pressure transducers and rotameters. 8) Briefly explain how the test section average velocity is estimated using traversing rakes. 9) What is pitot-static tube correction for subsonic and supersonic mach numbers. 10) Explain briefly the preliminary estimates of nozzle area ratios and mass flow for a given test section size and Mach number.

(5x5 = 25 Marks) Part C Answer all question Each question carries 12 marks
11) Explain in detail how the energy ratio and power required is estimated in a low speed wind tunnel. OR 12) Explain in detail the storage tank requirements of supersonic wind tunnels.

13) Explain the procedure of obtaining CL and CD on aerofoil from the pressure distribution obtained from wind tunnel testing. OR 14) Write down span wise load distribution for different taper ratios of wings and its estimation. 15) Discuss in detail Mach number estimation in test section by pressure measurement. OR 16) Explain starting problem and starting loads in high speed wind tunnels. 17) Explain in detail, the use of hot wire anemometer and laser Doppler anemometer for turbulence and velocity measurements. OR 18) Discuss in detail the use of thermo couples and pyrometers for measurement of static and total temperatures. 19) Obtain boundary layer velocity profile on a flat plate by momentum-integral method. OR 20) Explain in detail the re entry problems faced by space vehicles. (12x5=60marks)