MAE 1202: Aerospace Practicum Names OL Pee Oa March 21, 2011 Mid-Term Exam Questions 1 —5 are worth 6 points each: 1. Consider a streamline in an air flow on which an isentropic process takes place. If the pressure along the streamline doubles from location 1 to location 2, by what factor does the density change from 1 to 2? pees “4 NG Ae NE [Bp 7a] 2. Explain in simple language the 1*' law of thermodynamics. eMiiy Oh A SYSTEn CAbd BE CASO ay HEB Ok Grohe. Aéz & ha 3, Two airplanes are flying at exactly the same speed, but at two different altitudes: one is at sea-level, the other is at 40,000 ft. Which airplane has the higher cruising Mach number? -v SER LESEL. SREB OF Spacse = Ghava fF 50, 44.5, > One, 4, Estimate the Mach number at the throat of the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME). f= LO 5. How compressible is a 50 mvs air flow at atmospheric temperature and pressure? as fyar = fbdeiniser) | = 247 mfg MMe L452 O89 A tat r\ OS ppt 2) ty (4 tha) es (eo.2oced) itis é =O 4% Commnacse tergy haProblem 1 (20 Points): Consider the flow of air through a supersonic nozzle. The reservoir pressure is 5 atm and the reservoir temperature is 500K. If the Mach number at the nozzle exit is 3, calculate: a. The exit static pressure b. The exit total pressure c. The exit static temperature G. The exit density 2 Oey ge 3eKt0 U) YAY )) “ts é) S Arm if ASSchtH§ (SEDiTI gb Z 4 4) pe ee e Aa x totProblem 2 (25 points): Consider an airfoil at a given angle of attack. At low speeds, the minimum pressure coefficient on the top surface of the airfoil is -0.90. Determine the critical ‘Mach number of the airfoil. To make this question easier, some values for the following equation are tabulated in the table below. a2 |(2ee—e ea 7 Me vel ana {Me 04 05 |, 06 07 1]_08 09 10 Ge [3.66 [2.13129 [0.791 0.435 [0.188 [0 Fitton, PROTEC CLAMET tlie Lp- & . -OF flora TU Fie Stree 0F Adebene, wjer CO LEE THES FUE Chiricae Pidess ansenein 06 BLU IL QE fra OF be “a \ Pont PRE AEtege SOTERSERTP OM Ped F™ SE OF Veg 2 O62Problem 3 (25 points): An airplane wing is mounted in a subsonic wind tunnel with 10:1 contraction ratio. ‘The wing is of uniform cross-section with a NACA 1412 airfoil and completely spans the test section so that the flow sees essentially an infinite wing. The wing planform area is 0.5 m*, The lift is measured with a mechanical balance that is rated for a maximum force of 5,000 N; that is, ifthe lift of the wing exceeds 5,000 N, the balance will be damaged. During a given test of this airfoil, the plan is to rotate the model through its entire range of angle of attack, including up to that for maximum ©. Calculate the maximum pressure difference allowable between the wind tunnel settling chamber and the test section, assuming standard sea level density in the test section (p=1.23 kg/m? and u=1.8x10° kg/m s). i OP = x0 23aa) ¢ OP & 8/50 Wine (04 29 Pic) 4