INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Dundigal- 500 043, Hyderabad.

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

ASSIGNMENTS
Course Name : Experimental Aerodynamics
Course Code : 57122
Class : IV B.Tech
Branch : Aeronautical Engineering
Year : 2015-2016
Name of Faculty: Dr. P K Dash, Ms. Iswarya Thiyagarajan
OBJECTIVES:
To meet the challenge of ensuring excellence in engineering education, the issue of quality needs to
be addressed, debated and taken forward in a systematic manner. Accreditation is the principal
means of quality assurance in higher education. The major emphasis of accreditation process is to
measure the outcomes of the program that is being accredited.
In line with this, Faculty of Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad has taken a lead in
incorporating philosophy of outcome based education in the process of problem solving and career
development. So, all students of the institute should understand the depth and approach of course to
be taught through this question bank, which will enhance learners learning process.

ASSIGNMENT - 1

UNIT_I
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QUESTION

Write about the scaling procedure.

What are the scaling parameters?
Explain the term dynamic similarity.
Define laminar and turbulent flow.
Classify various types of wind tunnel used for
aerodynamic studies.

BLOOMS
TAXONOMY
LEVEL
Knowledge

COURSE
OUTCOMES
A

Comprehension

Analysis

Evaluation

Analysis

UNIT-II
S.NO
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10

QUESTION

What are the advantages of Blow down type wind

tunnels?
What is a shock tube?
What is a shock tunnel?
What are the disadvantages of Blow down type wind
tunnels?
What do you mean by a transonic wind tunnel?

BLOOMS
TAXONOMY
LEVEL

COURSE
OUTCOMES

Knowledge

Knowledge

Analysis

Analysis

Analysis

UNIT-III
S.NO
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12
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15

QUESTION

What is function of effuser?

What is function of diffuser?
What is breather?
What are the merits and demerits of open circuit?
Define Energy Ratio.

BLOOMS
TAXONOMY
LEVEL
Knowledge

COURSE
OUTCOMES
E

Analysis

Analysis

Analysis

Analysis

UNIT-IV
BLOOMS
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QUESTION

TAXONOMY
LEVEL

16
17
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20

What are sources of inaccuracies in wind tunnel?

What is solid blockage?
What is wake blockage?
What is meant by zero lift drag?
What are the causes of streamline curvature?

COURSE
OUTCOMES

Knowledge
Analysis

E
A

Analysis

Analysis

Analysis

ASSIGNMENT - II
UNIT-V
BLOOMS
S.NO

QUESTION

TAXONOMY
LEVEL

21
22
23
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25

What are the types of loads?

What is meant by wind tunnel balance?
Describe wind tunnel balance.
Why do we need load measurements?
What are the types of wind tunnel balances?

COURSE
OUTCOMES

Knowledge

Analysis

Analysis

Analysis

Analysis

UNIT-VI
BLOOMS
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QUESTION

TAXONOMY
LEVEL

26
27
28
29

How is total pressure estimated in the test section

of a supersonic wind tunnel?
Name any two equipments used for the
measurement of force?
How are the surface streamlines measured in
wind tunnels?
How are the turbulence measured in wind

COURSE
OUTCOMES

Knowledge

Analysis

Analysis

Analysis

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tunnels?
Name any two equipments used for the
measurements of velocity.

Analysis

UNIT-VII
BLOOMS
S.NO

QUESTION

TAXONOMY
LEVEL

COURSE
OUTCOMES

Explain the classification of flow visualization

31

techniques

Knowledge

32

What is the optical flow visualization techniques

Analysis

33

What is surface flow visualization technique

Analysis

34

What is data flow visualization techniques

Analysis

35

What is the technique adopted to visualize Shock

waves.

Analysis

UNIT-VIII
BLOOMS
S.NO

QUESTION

TAXONOMY
LEVEL

36
37
38
39
40

What is meant by LDA?

What is meant by PIV?
What is hot wire anemometry?
What is data processing?
What do we need data processing?

COURSE
OUTCOMES

Knowledge

Analysis

Analysis

Analysis

Analysis