Page 1 of 2

B.E / B.Tech./B.Arch. PRACTICAL END SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, APRIL / MAY 2019

Fourth Semester

AE8411 - AERODYNAMICS LABORATORY

(Regulation 2017)

Time : 3 Hours Answer any one Question Max. Marks 100

(To be filled by the question paper setter)

Aim/Principle/Apparatus Tabulation/ Calculation Viva-Voce Record Total

required/Procedure Circuit/Program/ & Results
Drawing
30 30 20 10 10 100

1. Conduct an experiment to calibrate the wind tunnel and obtain the RPM Vs Velocity plot.

2. Conduct experiments to visualize the flow over airfoil at different angles of attack

3. Calculate the forces in the a wing at 10o angle of attack using force balance

4. Calculate the pressure distribution in a flat plate placed 150 angle of incidence

5. Carry out the flow visualization over rough cylinder using smoke generation with neat sketch

6. Starting at an angle of attack of -4°, for a given airspeed, take readings of Normal Force, Axial
Force and Pitching Moment at 2° intervals to 4° beyond the stall. (The stall point is defined as 4°
beyond the maximum lift.)

7. Determine the coefficient of lift and coefficient of drag for cambered airfoil at 80 angle of attack

8. Determine the pressure distribution over a smooth cylinder and plot the distribution in graph

9. Starting at an angle of attack of -6°, for a given airspeed, take readings of Normal Force, Axial
Force and Pitching Moment at 3° intervals to 6° beyond the stall. (The stall point is defined as 4°
beyond the maximum lift.)

10. Determine the coefficient of lift and coefficient of drag for symmetric airfoil at 80 angle of attack

11. Carry out the flow visualization over smooth cylinder using smoke generation with neat sketch

12. Determine the pressure distribution over a rough cylinder and plot the distribution in graph

13. Calculate the forces in the a wing at 8o angle of attack using force balance
 Page 2 of 2

14. Plot CL, CD and CM versus α for the experiment carried out for a cambered airfoil

15. Determine the coefficient of lift and coefficient of drag for cambered airfoil at 00 angle of attack

16. Determine the pressure distribution over a symmetrical airfoil and plot the distribution in graph

17. Plot CL, CD and CM versus α for the experiment carried out for a symmetric airfoil

18. Determine the coefficient of lift and coefficient of drag for cambered airfoil at 50 angle of attack

19. Determine the pressure distribution over a cambered airfoil at 10 0 angle of attack and plot the
distribution in graph

20. Carry out the flow visualization over cambered airfoil using smoke generation with neat sketch