AER-318 Aerodynamics II

Midterm I
Duration: 120 minutes
15 June, 2023

Write all your answers neatly and good luck.

1. Assume flow over a flat plate of length L at zero angle of attack. By using the momentum integral
equation and by assuming a velocity profile inside the boundary layer of the form:
u
( ) = a + by + cy 2 + dy 3 + ey 4
Ue
calculate the variations of
a) Displacement thicknesses, δ ∗ (x)
b) Momentum thicknesses, θ(x)

2. For turbulent boundary layer over a flat plate of length L, the local skin friction coefficientCf (x) is given
as:
0.059
Cf (x) = 1/5
Rex
Calculate the average skin friction coefficient over the total length of the plate L.
3. Explain the critical Mach Mcrt number.
4. Give information about drag divergence.