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Reg. No. :

Question Paper Code : X 20074

B.E./B.Tech. Degree Examinations, november/december 2020

Eighth Semester
Aeronautical Engineering
AE 6801 – wind tunnel techniques
(Regulations 2013)

Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 Marks

Answer all questions

Part – A (10×2=20 Marks)

1. State Buckingham Theorem.

2. What is meant by ‘Scale Effect’ ?
3. State the types of wind tunnels.
4. Differentiate between low speed wind tunnel and high speed wind tunnel.
5. What is meant by ‘Horizontal Buoyancy’ ?
6. Explain the term ‘Turbulence’.
7. Differentiate between steady and unsteady pressures.
8. Differentiate between intrusive and non-intrusive methods.
9. What is meant by ‘Low – Density Tunnel’ ?
10. State the advantage of the Plasma Arc Tunnel.

Part – B (5×13=65 Marks)

11. a) i) What is the effect of Reynold’s number on boundary layer flow ? (6)
ii) Differentiate between the types of similarities used in models. (7)
(OR)
b) i) Enumerate the types of similarities used in models. (5)
ii) Briefly explain the impact of ‘Scale effect’ during model/testing. (8)
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12. a) i) Describe the special problems of testing model in subsonic based region. (6)
ii) State the special problems during the testing of model in transonic
speed region. (7)

(OR)
b) i) Explain the special problems you face during the testing the model in
the supersonic speed region. (6)
ii) Discuss the special problems you encounter during the testing of model
in hypersonic speed region. (7)

13. a) Write short notes on :

i) Flow uniformity. (5)
ii) Turbulence measurements. (8)

(OR)
b) i) Describe the procedure of calibration on subsonic wind tunnel. (6)
ii) Explain the procedure for calibration of supersonic wind tunnel. (7)

14. a) Explain the following while carrying out conventional measurement

techniques.
i) Steady and unsteady pressure. (6)
ii) Multi component internal and external balances. (7)
(OR)
b) i) Explain in brief “Flow Visualization Techniques of surface flow, oil and
tuft”. (8)
ii) Describe ‘Flow Field Visualization’. (5)

15. a) Explain the following tests in special wind Tunnel Techniques.

i) Store Carriage. (6)
ii) Separation test. (7)
(OR)
b) Discuss the following in special wind tunnel techniques.
i) Unsteady force. (5)
ii) Pressure measurements. (8)
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Part – C (1×15=15 Marks)

16. a) Describe the determination of Mach Number in the calibration of a

supersonic wind tunnel. (15)

(OR)

b) Draw a model arrangement for ramjet engine for testing and explain model
testing and data reduction. (15)

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