Questions with Answers

1. In a low speed subsonic wind tunnel, one side of a mercury manometer is connected to the
settling chamber (reservoir) and the other side is connected to the test section. The contraction
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ratio of the nozzle is 15. The reservoir pressure and temperature are 1.1 atm and T1=300 K,
respectively. When the tunnel is running, the height difference between the two columns of
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mercury is 10 cm. The density of liquid mercury is 1.36 × 104 𝑚3
. Calculate the airflow velocity
in the test section.

Answer: V2= 144 m/s

2. You are given the job of designing a supersonic wind tunnel that has Mach 2 flow at standard
sea level conditions in the test section. What reservoir pressure and temperature and what area
ratio are required to obtain these conditions?

Let subscript o be the reservoir pressure

Answers: To= 518.76 K

Po= 792,361.5 Pa

Area ratio of the throat and exit nozzle

Ae/At= 1.69

3. Consider the flow of air through a supersonic nozzle. The reservoir pressure and temperature
are 5 atm and 500 K, respectively. If the Mach number at the nozzle exit is 3, calculate the exit
pressure, temperature, and density.

Answers: Pe= 13792.2 Pa

Te= 178.57 K

ρ= 0.269 Kg per cubic meters

4. Consider a low speed subsonic wind tunnel designed with a reservoir cross section area 2 𝑚2
and a test section cross section area 0.5 𝑚2. The pressure in the test section is 1 atm. Assume
constant density equal to standard sea level density. a.) Calculate the pressure required in the
reservoir, necessary to achieve a flow velocity 40 m/s in the test section. b.) Calculate the mass
flow through the wind tunnel.

Answers: P1= 102,243.75 Pa,

Mass flow= 24.5 Kg/s

5. A 40mph wind tunnel is blowing against a signboard 8ft by 10ft in size. Atmosphere is normal
density. What is the force acting against the signboard?

Answer: 418.87 lbf