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Question Paper Code : X 64512
B.E./B.Tech. Degree Examinations, November/December 2020
First Semester
Aeronautical Engineering
PH 125/PH 131 – physics – i
(Common to all branches except Marine Engineering)
(Regulations 2001)
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 Marks
Answer all questions
Part – a (10×2=20 Marks)
1. What is the effect of temperature on elasticity of a material ?
2. Mention any two methods of producing high vacuum.
3. Calculate the increase in the acoustic intensity level when the sound intensity is
doubled.
4. What is magnetostriction effect ?
5. Mention four properties of entropy.
6. Calculate the final temperature when a given mass of gas at 0°C is suddenly
compressed to a pressure 20 times the initial pressure. The ratio of specific heats
of a gas is 1.4.
7. Two electric lamps of 25 c.p. and 16 c.p. respectively are placed 90 cm apart. Where
should a screen be placed in order that the lamps may equally illuminate it ?
8. Mention any two uses of sextant.
9. What is called population inversion of a laser system ?
10. List the advantages of optical fiber communication over conventional
communication.
Part – B (5×16=80 Marks)
11. a) i) Draw the general stress-strain diagram of a material and discuss the
various features of it. (8)
ii) Explain the experimental procedure of determining Young’s modulus
of a r ectangular beam by non-uniform bending. (8)
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b) i) With a neat schematic diagram, explain the principle and working of a
diffusion pump. (12)
ii) Explain the method of comparison of viscosities of two liquids using the
Ostwald viscometer, with necessary diagram. (4)
12. a) Derive expressions for rate of growth and rate of decay of sound energy inside
an auditorium. Hence deduce an expression for the reverberation time of the
auditorium. (16)
(OR)
b) i) What is meant by magnetostriction effect ? Explain, with a neat circuit
diagram, the principle and working of a magnetostriction oscillator
in producing ultrasonic waves. (12)
ii) Calculate the intensity level, in dB, produced by a source of sound of
intensity 1.26×10–12 W/m2. (4)
13. a) Deduce a mathematical expression for one-dimensional heat flow. (16)
(OR)
b) Describe the working of an Otto engine and obtain an expression for its
efficiency. (16)
14. a) i) Discuss with theory the formation of interference pattern in air wedge
set up. (8)
ii) How this theory can be used in an experiment to determine the thickness
of very thin specimen ? (8)
(OR)
b) i) Describe the principle, construction and working of a scanning electron
microscope. (12)
ii) Compare the light microscope and electron microscope. (4)
15. a) Discuss the principle and working of a CO2 laser in detail along with its
energy level scheme. (16)
(OR)
b) Explain in detail the application of optical fibers as displacement sensors and
as microbending sensors. (8+8=16)
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