HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICAL SCIENCES

AEA 3701 – AERODYNAMICS
END SEMESTER THEORY EXAMINATIONS - JANUARY- 2022
DEPT AERONAUTICAL SEMESTER I
DATE 22/01/2022

DURATION 180 MINUTES MAX MARKS 100

Q.P No PART-A (10 X 2 MARKS = 20 MARKS) CO BTL Marks
1 What is a forced vortex flow? 1 1 2
2 State Magnus effect. 1 1 2
3 Define Kutta Condition 2 1 2
4 What are the limitations in Thin Airfoil theory. 2 2 2
5 State Biot savart law. 3 1 2
Point out the application of horseshoe vortex analysis on
6 3 1 2
aerodynamics

7 Shock waves cannot develop in subsonic flow? why? 5 3 2

8 What are the assumptions in Rayleigh flow? 5 3 2
9 What are the qualitative aspects of hypersonic flow? 5 2 2
10 Define wind tunnel balance? 5 1 2
PART C (5 X 6 MARKS = 30 MARKS)
a) Derive the continuity equation in integral and PDE form. 1 3 6

11 (or)
Write the procedure for calibration of subsonic wind tunnel.
b) 1 3 6
Explain Kutta –Joukowski theorem.
12 a) 2 2 6

(or)
Write the procedure for finding the pressure distribution over
b) 1 2 6
symmetric airfoil in wind tunnel.

13 a) Explain in detail in Horse shoe vortex. 2 2 6

(or)
b) Explain in detail in Biot- Savart law. 1 2 6
 Consider a normal shock wave in air where the upstream
flow properties are M = 2.0, T1 = 300k, and P1= 0.5 atm.
14 a) 2 2 6
calculate the velocity, temperature and pressure and
velocity at downstream the shock.

(or)
Derive Prandtl- Meyer equation for a shock wave
b) 1 2 6
With neat sketches explain the working principle of open circuit
15 a) wind tunnel. 1 2 6

(or)
Explain with neat sketches shadow graph system.
b) 2 2 6

PART C (5 X 10 MARKS = 50 MARKS)

16 a) Derive the Continuity equation in integral and PDE forms. 2 4 10

(or)

b) Derive an equation for lifting flow around a cylinder. 3 4 10

By using the conformal transformation convert the circle to

17 a) 4 3 10
camber aerofoil.

(or)

Derive the equation for Thin Aerofoil theory with the 2

b) 6 10
applications of symmetrical aerofoil.
Derive an equation for Prandtl-lifting line theory with the
18 a) 3 6 10
applications of elliptic wing.
(or)
Briefly explain about the effect of Aspect ratio, Plan form
b) 3 5 10
ratio and tapper ratio of the wing section with neat sketches.
 Air with an initial Mach number M1=2, P1 = 0.85 bar, T1=
270k, expands over two convex corners in succession,
having clockwise turning angles 50, 100 respectively. (a)
19 a) 3 4 10
Calculate the Mach number and the properties at
downstream directions (b) flow angle after each of the three
corners.

(or)
Explain in detail the method of Characteristics and apply the
b) method in supersonic nozzle design. 2 5 10

Explain the working principle of hypersonic wind tunnel.

20 a) 2 3 10

(or)

With neat sketches and explain six- component wind

b) 3 3 10
tunnel balance