averaging pitot tube
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averaging pitot tube
(′av·rij·iŋ ′pē′tō ′tüb)
(engineering) A flowmeter that consists of a rod extending across a pipe with several interconnected upstream holes, which simulate an array of pitot tubes across the pipe, and a downstream hole for the static pressure reference.
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