Problem 1

A high speed wind tunnel has a closed-return architecture. It is pressurized to 2 bar and can operate with Nitrogen at atmospheric temperature. The maximum wind speed in the test section is 210 m/s. Q: What is the maximum Reynolds number and the corresponding Mach number ?
[Find the missing physical data to solve the problem]

Problem 2
An experimental campaign in the wind tunnel over one week has provided the following results for the drag coefficient of a wing
Run # CD Temp

1 2 3 4 5

0.0232 0.0245 0.0244 0.0237 0.0243

289.5 290.1 287.3 285.4 290.3

Calculate the average CD, and its standard deviation.

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Problem 3
Consider the following supersonic aerofoils, having the same chord and the same relative thickness, 0.05

c/3

The curved aerofoil is a circular arc. Which of these aerofoils has the minimum wave drag at M = 2 and angle of attack = 0 ?
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Question 4
Describe the aerodynamic features of the flow shown in the shadowgraph below