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Exercise For Module - 4: Answer The Following Questions

This document contains questions and problems related to hypersonic experimental aerodynamics for a class. It asks about flow properties behind bow shocks on blunt bodies, factors that affect boundary layer thickness, and high temperature effects at high Mach numbers. It also asks about communication blackouts, Knudsen number ranges, shock tunnel modes, calculating stagnation properties, shock tunnel components, gun tunnels, Stalker tubes, materials testing facilities, free flight testing merits and demerits. Two numerical problems calculate required shock tube areas and test section Mach numbers.

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Exercise For Module - 4: Answer The Following Questions

This document contains questions and problems related to hypersonic experimental aerodynamics for a class. It asks about flow properties behind bow shocks on blunt bodies, factors that affect boundary layer thickness, and high temperature effects at high Mach numbers. It also asks about communication blackouts, Knudsen number ranges, shock tunnel modes, calculating stagnation properties, shock tunnel components, gun tunnels, Stalker tubes, materials testing facilities, free flight testing merits and demerits. Two numerical problems calculate required shock tube areas and test section Mach numbers.

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Experimental Aero(Gas) dynamics Prof.

Job Kurian

Exercise for Module – 4

Answer the following questions

1) Behind the bow shock in front of a hypersonic blunt body, the flow is rotational. Why?
2) Why is the shock layer thin in hypersonic flows?
3) What makes the hypersonic boundary layers thicker?
4) What are the effects of thicker boundary layers on hypersonic bodies
5) What are the high temperature effects when the flight Mach number increases to higher
values?
6) What is ‘communication black out’
7) Define Knudsen number. What are the ranges of Knudsen number in different density
regimes?
8) Why are air heaters required in hypersonic wind tunnels?
9) Differentiate between straight through and reflected modes of shock tunnels.
10) Explain how to calculate the stagnations of flow in straight through and reflected modes
of shock tunnels.
11) What purpose is served by the second diaphragm in the shock tunnels?
12) Sketch and explain a gun tunnel.
13) What is the operating principle of a Stalker tube?
14) Sketch and explain a Stalker tube?
15) Which facility is used for testing the high temperature properties of aerospace
materials? Sketch the facility and mark the parts.
16) write down the merits and demerits of ‘free flight’ testing.

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Dept. of Aerospace Engg., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Experimental Aero(Gas) dynamics Prof. Job Kurian

Work out the following numerical problems


1) In a shock tube experiment, shock velocity in air was found to be 1650m/s. The initial
temperature of air was 27oC. If the shock tube is to be converted to a shock tunnel of
straight through mode, what is the required area of the section to get a Mach number of
5.5. The shock tube inner diameter is 50mm.

2) The shock velocity in a shock tube run in air is measured as 1620m/s.The initial driven
conditions in the shock tube are 310K and 60Torr.Is this run suitable for the hypersonic
tunnel? With an area ratio of 22 between the shock tube cross sectional area and the
shock tunnel nozzle exit, what is the test section Mach number?

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Dept. of Aerospace Engg., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

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