INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR

Date FN/AN, Time: 2 Hrs, Full Marks , Deptt: Aerospace Engineering

No. of Students 49, Mid Spring Semester Examination
Sub. No. AE51005,. Sub. Name: Unsteady Aerodynamics
4th B. Tech. (Hons)
Instructions : Answer All Questions
1 (a) Under what flow conditions Laplace equation is applicable
(b) Describe the simplicity associated with Laplace Equation in comparison to solving
non linear equations (e.g. Eular equation or Navier-Stokes equation.)
(c) Is Laplace equation the governing equation for which Reynolds number is infinite
and Mach number is zero.
(d) What are the boundary conditions associated with Laplace equation.
2. (a) Describe the signification ofKutta condition.
(b) What are the different forms of Kutta condition used in different panel methods.
(c) What is the analytic form of Kutta condition.
3. In HSPM, the boundition of zero flow on the surface of a non-lifting aerofoil gives a
set of linear algebric equations.
lK
1
; J{O', }={b,}
(a) Draw a sketch discretised aerofoil surface and mark the collocation points.
(b) Describe the discretised model briefly.
(c) What is meant by K32?
(d) Describe briefly how the method can be modified for lifting problem.
4. The velocity distribution on mid-point of j-th panel is given by
Uj = L Aji <Jj
Vj = L Bji <Jj
Where <Ji, 1 = 1, 2, 3 .... N denotes source singularity strength.Obtain the
expressions for Aji and Bji in terms of geometric properties of i-th panel and j-th panel.
5. For an aero foil undergoing sudden change of incidence, HSPM is modified to solve
the problem, With a sketch, describe the discretised model involving (N + 3)
unknowns. Also write down (N+3) equation for solving the unknown.