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MOCK EXAM-VII - AD
Aerodynamics
Q.1) A flat plate 2m x 0.4m is set parallel to a uniform stream of air of density 1.2 kg/m3
and viscosity 16 centistokes, with its shorter edges along the flow. The air velocity is 30
km/hr. The boundary layer thickness at the downstream end of plate approximately is
_____________.
[A] 1.96 mm
[B] 4.38 mm
[C] 13.12 mm
[D] 9.51 mm
Q.2) Which one of the following is the correct relationship between the boundary layer
thickness (δ), displacement thickness (δ*) and momentum thickness (θ) ?
[A] δ > δ* > θ
[B] δ < δ* < θ
[C] δ > δ* < θ
[D] δ < δ* > θ
Q.3) The stream function in a two-dimensional flow field is given by Ψ = xy. The potential
function (ϕ) for the same flow field is ____________
[A] (x2 + y2)/2
[B] (x2 - y2)/2
[C] x(x + y)
[D] y(x + y)
Q.4) A uniform flow of 15m/s is flowing over a doublet. The doublet is in the line of flow. A
point in the flow field is located at 1m radial distance and at an angle of 30°. The potential
function at this point is equal to 14.75 m2/s. The strength of the doublet is _______________
[A] 20 m2/s
[B] 10 m2/s
[C] 15 m2/s
[D] 30 m2/s
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Q.5) A flow field is described by the stream function, Ψ = y - x2. The vorticity of the flow
field is ___________
[A] 1 s-1
[B] 2 s-1
[C] 0.5 s-1
[D] 0.75 s-1
Q.6) A circular cylinder of 2m diameter and 10 m length is rotated at 304 rpm about its axis
when it is kept in an air stream of 20 m/s velocity, with its axis perpendicular to the flow.
Assuming the density of air as 1 kg/m3, the theoretical lift produced by the cylinder is
____________
[A] 10 kN
[B] 20 kN
[C] 40 kN
[D] 50 kN
Q.7) A straight wing is changed to swept back wing with a sweep angle of 30°. The
percentage decrease in the lift coefficient of the wing is _____________
[A] 9.2%
[B] 13.4%
[C] 19.6%
[D] 22.7%
Q.8) Zhukovsky Transformation is a useful tool to transform shapes from one complex
plane to desired shapes in other complex plane. In Aerodynamics, this transformation is
widely used to transform circles to airfoils.
Consider a circle in z-plane, z = x+iy. The circle undergoes a transformation 𝜏 = z + C2/z,
in 𝜏-plane where 𝜏= ξ+iη.
Which of the following options is/are correct?
[A] If the centre of circle in z-plane is moved along X-axis, it transforms into flat plate in 𝜏 plane
[B] If the centre of circle in z-plane is moved along Y-axis, it transforms into an arc in 𝜏 plane
[C] If the centre of circle in z-plane is shifted to first quadrant (x>0;y>0), it transforms into a
positive cambered airfoil in 𝜏 plane
[D] If the centre of circle in z-plane is shifted to second quadrant (x<0;y>0), it transforms into a
negative cambered airfoil in 𝜏 plane
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Q.9) For a thin airfoil, the pitching moment curve is plotted by varying the lift
coefficient. Which curve among these represents the variation of pitching moment at a
location of 20% of chord length from the leading edge ?
[A] Curve-1
[B] Curve-2
[C] Curve-3
[D] Curve-4
Q.10) The camber line equation for a thin cambered airfoil is given by:
The zero-lift angle of attack, αL=0 for the airfoil is ______________
[A] -1.2°
[B] -0.6°
[C] -2.4°
[D] -3°
Q.11) An airplane moves forward at a speed of 971 km/hr. The frontal intake area of the jet
engine is 0.8 m2 and the entering air density is 0.736 kg/m3. A stationary observer
determines that relative to the earth, the jet engine exhaust gases move away from the
engine with a speed of 1050 km/hr. The engine exhaust area is 0.558 m2 , and the exhaust
gas density is 0.515 kg/m3. The mass flow rate of fuel into the engine (in kg/s, rounded-off
to two decimals) is ______________.
Answer: _________________
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Q.12) A thin airfoil is designated as NACA 653-421. This airfoil is designed for an angle of
attack (in degrees) of ____________ (round-off to 2 decimal places)
Answer: _________________
Q.13) A uniform flow of fluid with a density of 600 kg/m3 and velocity 5 m/s is combined
with a stationary source flow of strength 10 m2/s. The distance of the stagnation point
from the position of source (in cm) is ______________ (round-off to 2 decimals)
Answer: _________________
Q.14) If the circulation produced on an airfoil is πCUsinα, where C is the chord length, U is
the free-stream velocity and α is the angle of attack. The value of lift curve slope of the
airfoil at an AoA of 5° is ______________ per radians. (round-off to 3 decimal places)
Answer: _________________
Q.15) A jet plane which weighs 19620N has a wing area of 25 m2. It is flying at a speed of
200 kmph. When the engine develops 580 kW, 70% of this power is used to overcome the
drag resistance of the wing. Taking the density of air as 1.225 kg/m3, the coefficient of
drag for the wing is ______________. (round-off to 2 decimal places)
Answer: _________________
Q.16) Consider an airplane that weighs 14,700N cruising in level flight condition at 300
km/hr at an altitude of 3km where the density is 0.909 kg/m3. The wing has a surface area
of 17m2 and an aspect ratio of 6.2. Assume that the load distribution is elliptic on the
wing, the value of induced drag coefficient is ___________ x 10-3. (round off to 2 decimals)
Answer: _________________
Q.17) A thin symmetric airfoil is positioned at an angle of attack. The ratio of pitching
moment coefficient at leading edge to that at trailing edge of the airfoil Cm LE/Cm TE is
equal to _____________ (round-off to 2 decimal places)
Answer: _________________
MOCK EXAM-VII - AD
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Aerodynamics
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