GATE Aerodynamics: Two-dimensional potential flow: sources, sinks, doublets, point vortex and Bernoulli's equation – Previous Year Questions
10 GATE previous year questions on Two-dimensional potential flow: sources, sinks, doublets, point vortex and Bernoulli's equation (Aerodynamics, Aerospace Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.
- GATE 2021 AE Q31 – A point vortex of strength 5 m²/s lies outside the shown polygonal closed contour. The circulation around the contour is m²/s.
- GATE 2022 AE Q15 – For two-dimensional potential flow over a cylinder at free-stream speed U , the maximum cylinder-surface speed is
- GATE 2023 AE Q16 – In a two-dimensional potential flow, the doublet is a limit of the superposition of
- GATE 2023 AE Q57 – Uniform flow U is superposed with line sources /2,-/3,/4,-/5 at x=0,1,2,3. The additional source strength at x=4 for a closed streamline enclosing all…
- GATE 2026 AE Q15 – In fluid dynamics, d'Alembert's paradox refers to which one of the following?
- GATE 2026 AE Q19 – The velocity potential function () given below represents which one of the following? = 5x - 12y
- GATE 2026 AE Q47 – Consider the flow over an oval modeled using the elementary potential flows as shown below. U represents uniform flow velocity and represents…
- GATE 2025 AE Q20 – Consider a pair of point vortices with clockwise circulation each. The distance between their centers is a, as shown in the figure. Assume…
- GATE 2025 AE Q34 – The lift per unit span for a spinning circular cylinder in a potential flow is 6 N/m. The free-stream velocity is 30 m/s, and the density of air is…
- GATE 2024 AE Q21 – In the context of steady, inviscid, incompressible flows, consider the superposition of a uniform flow with speed U along the positive x-axis (from…