Aerospace Engineering
2026 · Paper 1
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Question 46
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The figure below shows the velocity triangles at the inlet and outlet of the rotor of a low hub-to-tip ratio axial compressor at the mid-span of the blade. The absolute and relative velocities of the flow are denoted by C and W, respectively. The subscripts 1 and 2 refer to the locations before and after the rotor, respectively. The blade velocity is denoted by U. Select the CORRECT statement(s) for this device.
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Consider the flow over an oval modeled using the elementary potential flows as shown below.
represents uniform flow velocity and
represents circulation around an irrotational line vortex. 
Which of the following statements is/are TRUE for this model?
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What is/are the use(s) of the single horseshoe vortex model of finite wing aerodynamic theory?
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