Aerodynamics Lab External Quiz 2nd November 2023 MM:25

Answer any ten questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

1. Why should the angle of diffuser divergence be optimally chosen?
2. What is meant by checking flow alignment and which instrument may be used for that?
3. Which type of boundary layer has more resistance to separation and why?
4. What is a possible effect of using a rough cylinder compared to a smooth cylinder and why?
5. Which instrument may be used for measuring surface pressure distribution over the surface of airfoil? Which
principle is it based on?
6. How does the surface pressure on the upper surface of an aerofoil vary as angle of attack increases?
7. What do you understand by horizontal buoyancy in wind tunnel test section?
8. Write two purposes served by meshes in the settling chamber of a wind tunnel.
9. How can drag sphere be used for estimating freestream turbulence?
10. Which similarities need to be matched in wind tunnel testing between the model and prototype?
11. Why is the consideration of blockage ratio significant in a test section while designing a model to be tested?
12. What is the principle of hot wire anemometer?

Answer any five questions. Each question carries 1 mark.

13. Name two types of hot wire anemometers.
14. What is the function of honeycomb in a wind tunnel?
15. Which non-dimensional number is significant in low speed wind tunnel testing and why?
16. What is the effect of stall on lift and drag coefficients of an aerofoil?
17. What is the objective of wind tunnel test section calibration?
18. Smoke flow visualization shows which lines and why?
19. Define contraction ratio.
20. Why is more power required to drive an open-circuit wind tunnel compared to a closed-circuit wind tunnel?

Aerodynamics Lab External Quiz 2nd November 2023 MM:25

Answer any ten questions. Each question carries 2 marks.
1. Why should the angle of diffuser divergence be optimally chosen?
2. What is meant by checking flow alignment and which instrument may be used for that?
3. Which type of boundary layer has more resistance to separation and why?
4. What is a possible effect of using a rough cylinder compared to a smooth cylinder and why?
5. Which instrument may be used for measuring surface pressure distribution over the surface of airfoil? Which
principle is it based on?
6. How does the surface pressure on the upper surface of an aerofoil vary as angle of attack increases?
7. What do you understand by horizontal buoyancy in wind tunnel test section?
8. Write two purposes served by meshes in the settling chamber of a wind tunnel.
9. How can drag sphere be used for estimating freestream turbulence?
10. Which similarities need to be matched in wind tunnel testing between the model and prototype?
11. Why is the consideration of blockage ratio significant in a test section while designing a model to be tested?
12. What is the principle of hot wire anemometer?

Answer any five questions. Each question carries 1 mark.

13. Name two types of hot wire anemometers.
14. What is the function of honeycomb in a wind tunnel?
15. Which non-dimensional number is significant in low speed wind tunnel testing and why?
16. What is the effect of stall on lift and drag coefficients of an aerofoil?
17. What is the objective of wind tunnel test section calibration?
18. Smoke flow visualization shows which lines and why?
19. Define contraction ratio.
20. Why is more power required to drive an open-circuit wind tunnel compared to a closed-circuit wind tunnel?