Fluid Mechanics T
4600:310
Fall 2014, Exam #3 Name
B. (25 pts) A 1/5 scale model torpedo is to be tested in a wind tunnel to determine the drag force.
‘The prototype obviously operates in water, has a diameter of D = 0.533 m and a length of 6.7 m.
The desired operating speed of the prototype (the actual torpedo) is 28 m/s, The model is to be
tested in a wind tunnel, with air, and to avoid any effects of compressibility the maximum speed of
the air is 110 m/s. ‘The temperature in the test tunnel will stay at a constant value of 20 C, but the
pressure may vary. Treat the air as an ideal gas and do the following:
1, Determine the minimum pressure at which the test turinel will operate (yes, we'll have to
pressurize the tunnel) to achieve Reynolds number similarity;
2. With similar Reynolds numbers, and a drag force on the model of 618 N, determine the
drag on the prototype.
DragForee : :
AES (DragCoefficient) Cy =f (Re) (Modeling Expression)
Epv?D*
Use:
Pooser = 998.2 kg/m?
Boer = 100210 Nes/m?
Har = 1-85x10° Nes/m?
Pay = PRT
Where R= 0.287 kifkg-K
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