AE311 Aerodynamics

(2015-16, Odd Semester)

Tutorial 3
1. Consider an infinitely long, 2D source sheet of strength dx placed along the x-axis. Show

that the velocity induced by this source sheet will be V = ex for y > 0 and V = ex
2
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for y < 0. What would be the effect on induced velocity if the source sheet is finite in
extent?
2. Show that the force acting on a 2D circular cylinder, subject to a potential flow of V = V ex
is F = V ex , being the circulation over the cylinder
3. Show that the irrotational flow over a sphere ( = 0) results in a pressure distribution of
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the form CP = 1 sin2 , with measured form the stagnation point.
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4. A vortex ring/smoke ring consists of a toroidal structure with closed vortex lines. Use
Biot-Savarts law and vortex theorems, to
(a) Show that the vortex ring, when introduced into a stationary medium, will induce a
velocity on itself (proportional to the ring diameter) an start moving
(b) Explain the behavior resulting from the interaction of two vortex rings having the
same sense of rotation
K
e` and V = Kre respecr
tively, K being a constant. If possible, represent both thee velocity fields in terms of the
velocity potential. Derive the pressure variation with radius for both the flows

5. The velocity field for a free and forced vortex is given by V =

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