Question

A horse-shoe vortex is primarily associated with

• A. Boundary layer separation
• B. Finite wing tip effects
• C. Shock waves
• D. Laminar flow

Hint:

The horseshoe vortex model is used to analyze \[ \boxed{ \text{Finite Wing} \Longrightarrow \text{Trailing Wing-tip Vortices} \Longrightarrow \text{Induced Drag}. } \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Recall the horseshoe vortex model. The horseshoe vortex is an idealized vortex system used to represent the circulation around a finite wing. It consists of
• a bound vortex along the wing span,
• two trailing vortices extending downstream from the wing tips.

Step 2: Identify its application. The horseshoe vortex explains the aerodynamic effects caused by finite wing tips, including induced drag and downwash. Hence, \[ \boxed{\text{Finite wing tip effects}} \] is the correct answer. Thus, \[ \boxed{(B)} \] is the correct answer.