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Unit III

Dimensional Analysis and Modelling

Problem Based Assignment

1. A ship 300 m long moves in sea-water, whose density is 1030 kg/m3, A 1 : 100 model of this
ship is to be tested in a wind tunnel. The velocity of air in the wind tunnel around the model is
30 m/s and the resistance of the model is 60 N. Determine the velocity of ship in sea-water and
also the resistance of the ship in sea-water. The density of air is given as 1.24 kg/m3. Take the
kinematic viscosity of sea-water and air as 0.012 stokes and 0.018 stokes respectively.
2. The ratio of lengths of a sub-marine and its model is 30: 1. The speed of sub- marine (prototype)
is 10 m/s. The model is to be tested in a wind tunnel. Find the speed of air in wind tunnel. Also
determine the ratio of the drag (resistance) between the model and its prototype. Take the value
of kinematic viscosities for sea water and air as 0.012 stokes and 0.016 stokes respectively. The
density for sea-water and air is given as 1030 kg/m3 and 1.24 kg/m3 respectively.
3. The aerodynamic drag of a new sports car is to be predicted at a speed of 50.0 mi/h at an air
temperature of 25°C. Automotive engineers build a one-fifth scale model of the car to test in a
wind tunnel. It is winter and the wind tunnel is located in an unheated building; the temperature
of the wind tunnel air is only about 5°C. Determine how fast the engineers should run the wind
tunnel in order to achieve similarity between the model and the prototype.
4. Some aeronautical engineers are designing an airplane and wish to predict the lift produced by
their new wing design . The chord length Lc of the wing is 1.12 m, and its planform area A
(area viewed from the top when the wing is at zero angle of attack) is 10.7 m2. The prototype
is to fly at V 5 52.0 m/s close to the ground where T 5 25°C. They build a one- tenth scale
model of the wing to test in a pressurized wind tunnel. The wind tunnel can be pressurized to a
maximum of 5 atm. At what speed and pressure should they run the wind tunnel in order to
achieve dynamic similarity?
5. Consider flow of an incompressible fluid of density 𝜌 and viscosity 𝜇 through a long, horizontal
section of round pipe of diameter D. The velocity profile is sketched in Figure below; V is the
average speed across the pipe cross section, which by conservation of mass remains constant
down the pipe. For a very long pipe, the flow eventually becomes hydrodynamically fully
developed, Because of frictional forces between the fluid and the pipe wall, there exists a shear
stress 𝜏 on the inside pipe wall as sketched. Develop a nondimensional relationship between
shear stress 𝜏 and the other parameters in the problem.

6. A periodic Kármán vortex street is formed when a uniform stream flows over a circular cylinder
Use the method of repeating variables to generate a dimensionless relationship for Kármán
vortex shedding frequency fk as a function of free-stream speed V, fluid density r, fluid viscosity
m, and cylinder diameter D.

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