AAE 333 EXAM 1 STUDY SET WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
When a force is applied tangential to the surface of a ____, it will experience a finite
deformation and the shear stress will usually be proportional to the amount of the
deformation. - ANSWER Solid
If the mean free path, λ is orders of magnitude smaller than the scale of the body
measured by d, then the flow is called ____. - ANSWER Continuum flow
Hydrodynamics refers to the flow of ____. - ANSWER Liquids
Pressure coefficient is defined as - ANSWER Cp = (p-p_infinity)/(q_infinity)
To minimize aerodynamic heating we need a _____ body. - ANSWER blunt
The thin viscous region adjacent to a body in a flow field where dissipative effects are
included is called _____. - ANSWER Boundary layer
A flow that is assumed to involve no friction, thermal conductivity or diffusion is called
____ flow. - ANSWER inviscid
What are the SI units of shear stress? - ANSWER N/m^2
SOLUTIONS
When a force is applied tangential to the surface of a ____, it will experience a finite
deformation and the shear stress will usually be proportional to the amount of the
deformation. - ANSWER Solid
If the mean free path, λ is orders of magnitude smaller than the scale of the body
measured by d, then the flow is called ____. - ANSWER Continuum flow
Hydrodynamics refers to the flow of ____. - ANSWER Liquids
Pressure coefficient is defined as - ANSWER Cp = (p-p_infinity)/(q_infinity)
To minimize aerodynamic heating we need a _____ body. - ANSWER blunt
The thin viscous region adjacent to a body in a flow field where dissipative effects are
included is called _____. - ANSWER Boundary layer
A flow that is assumed to involve no friction, thermal conductivity or diffusion is called
____ flow. - ANSWER inviscid
What are the SI units of shear stress? - ANSWER N/m^2
