Nami EMCH 578/744: Aerodynamics Quiz 1 (February 11, 2015) Time: 20 minutes Graduate: indergraduate: Instructions: Ten multiple choice questions. Select the appropriate answer. Maximum possible score 110. Questions might have multiple possible answers. There are no negative points for a wrong answer 1. Reynolds number is the ratio of: a) inertiaforcestto viscous forces _c) Viscous forces to inertia forces b) Viscous forces to body forces _—_d) Bod forces to inertia forces Different aerodynamic flow regimes are best described by: a) Reynolds Number ) Mach Number b) Froude Number d) Both (a) and (c) ‘The temperature in the atmosphere changes as T = T, ~ 8 z, where T, is the temperature at sea level 288.15 K, B is the lapse rate 0.0065 K/m and z is the elevation from the sea level. The speed of sound is « = /yA7 where yis the ratio of the specific heat, Ris the gas constant. fy and R are constant with elevation, the speed of sound in the range of 0 to 10,000 m: a) Decreases with increasing elevation ¢) Increases with increasing elevation b) Remains constant with elevation d)None of the above For a NACA airfoil having a chord of 4 m, NASA engineers calculated the drag D’ to be 1. N/m. If the measured dynamic pressure is q= 1 N/m’, the drag coefficient C, is: 2) 025 5 )0.25N b) 40 d}None of the above The main objective of an aerodynamic engineer when designing an airfoil or wing is to obtain: a) Maximum lift, nae ) Maximum thrust, Trae b) Minimum drag, Din a) Maximum tiftto drag ratio, (L/D)ms 426. Consider the motion of two fluid elements having constant mass (figure a and b, the fluid elements at t=0 and t=dt are in the same reference plane). Which of these fluid element motions could be from an incompressible flow: a) Only (a) «) Only (b) b) Both (a) and (b) d) Neither 7. Pressure drag occurs due to: sf _¢) Due to shear stress on the body surface b) Due to shockwaves 4d) Neither of the above 8, Streamlining an aerodynamic body in subsonic flow decreases the pressure drag but may increase: (a) Theskin drag «) Stability of the aerodynamic structure b) Wave drag d) All of the above 9. An experimentalist measures the velocity components of a three dimensional flow as u = 10y, v= 10x and w= 5 and also measures the density of the fluid to be a constant 1000 kg/m’. Are he measuring a realistic flow or unphysical? (Tips: Think in measurements reliable terms of mass, momentum conservation principles) eer — by Justify your answer: 10. The flow over a flat plate having a length of 15 m has the following conditions, velocity 5.0 m/s, density 2.0 kg/m’, kinematic viscosity 10% m“/s. If the critical Reynolds at which transition happens from laminar to turbulent flow for a flat plate is 5 x 10°, at what distance from the leading edge of the plate is the flow is turbulent. a) ism seyt0m b) 5m 4d) None of the above 2/2