A pitot tube is used to measure local velocity in a flowing fluid. The pitot tube
hole must face the flowing fluid. The local velocity, u , is given by :
u = SQRT [ ( delta P ) ( 2 ) ( g sub C ) / ( rho ) ]
Pitot Tube
A PITO tube is used to measure airspeed of the plane. The covers are put over the tubes when the aircraft is going to be on the ground for an extended period of time, and are removed before takeoff. They are there to prevent tube blockages, leading to airspeed failure, which (and it has happened) could mean a possible accident.
A manometer is a device for measuring pressures, especially the word is used for pressure meters that are constructed to use a liquid in a transparent U-tube. A peizometer is specifically about measuring pressures in ground water wells.
AnswerThese are used to measure flow rate.Orifice PlateWith an orifice plate, the fluid flow is measured through the difference in pressure from the upstream side to the downstream side of a partially obstructed pipe. The plate obstructing the flow offers a precisely measured obstruction that narrows the pipe and forces the flowing fluid to constrict.The orifice plates are simple, cheap and can be delivered for almost any application in any material.The TurnDown Rate for orifice plates are less than 5:1. Their accuracy are poor at low flow rates. A high accuracy depend on an orifice plate in good shape, with a sharp edge to the upstream side. Wear reduces the accurVenturi TubeDue to simplicity and dependability, the Venturi tube flowmeter is often used in applications where it's necessary with higher TurnDown Rates, or lower pressure drops, than the orifice plate can provide.In the Venturi Tube the fluid flowrate is measured by reducing the cross sectional flow area in the flow path, generating a pressure difference. After the constricted area, the fluid is passes through a pressure recovery exit section, where up to 80% of the differential pressure generated at the constricted area, is recovered.With proper instrumentation and flow calibrating, the Venturi Tube flowrate can be reduced to about 10% of its full scale range with proper accuracy. This provides a TurnDown Rate 10:1.Variable Area Flowmeter or RotameterThe rotameter consists of a vertically oriented glass (or plastic) tube with a larger end at the top, and a metering float which is free to move within the tube. Fluid flow causes the float to rise in the tube as the upward pressure differential and buoyancy of the fluid overcome the effect of gravity.The float rises until the annular area between the float and tube increases sufficiently to allow a state of dynamic equilibrium between the upward differential pressure and buoyancy factors, and downward gravity factors.The height of the float is an indication of the flow rate. The tube can be calibrated and graduated in appropriate flow units.The rotameter meter typically have a TurnDown Ratio up to 12:1. The accuracy may be as good as 1% of full scale rating.Magnetic floats can be used for alarm and signal transmission functions.Pitot TubesThe pitot tube are one the most used (and cheapest) ways to measure fluid flow, especially in air applications as ventilation and HVAC systems, even used in airplanes for the speed measurent.The pitot tube measures the fluid flow velocity by converting the kinetic energy of the flow into potential energy.The use of the pitot tube is restricted to point measuring. With the "annubar", or multi-orifice pitot probe, the dynamic pressure can be measured across the velocity profile, and the annubar obtains an averaging effect.
Normally using a calibrated bellows or bourdon tube. As pressure is sensed by the device it inflates the tube or bellow which in turn causes the needle to rotate. Pre-seventies pitot and static systems on aircraft use this very technology to relay information like true air speed to the pilots.
The Bernoulli equation is used to explain the relationship between fluid pressure, velocity, and elevation in a flowing fluid. In the context of a pitot tube, the Bernoulli equation helps to calculate the airspeed of an aircraft by comparing the total pressure and static pressure measured by the pitot tube. The pitot tube uses this principle to determine the speed of the aircraft based on the difference in pressure between the total pressure and static pressure.
A pitot tube uses Bernoulli's equation to measure fluid flow velocity by comparing the pressure difference between the stagnation point and the dynamic pressure of the fluid. This difference in pressure is used to calculate the velocity of the fluid flowing past the pitot tube.
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@used to measure pressure in pitot or orfices located in the airflow in air handling or ventilation system..
A pitot tube. It's a pressure measurement instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity.
It means that for some reason ram-air is not being allowed into the pitot tube, or the static air system has become clogged in some other way. Most commonly this is caused by forgetting to remove the pitot cover, failing to turn on the pitot heater when necessary, or by a bird or bug strike on the pitot tube. If it can be visually verified that the pitot cover has been removed, the pilot should engage the pitot heat. If there is a backup gauge serviced by a separate system, then that should be used.
It is called Pitot Tube. It measures fluid flow velocity. The results are displayed on the Airspeed Indicator.The pitot tubes detect the speed of the plane.
Pitot Tube
Jets use a pitot tube.
The speed of an airplane is measured by a system known as the pitot-static system which compares the difference between the static air pressure that exists around the aircraft and the dynamic, or ram air pressure which is a function of the speed the aircraft is moving through the air. The devices used to gather this information are the static air port (which measures static air pressure) and the pitot tube (which measures ram air pressure). This differential is displayed on an instrument in the cockpit called an airspeed indicator (or ASI).
A Barometer is one, a manometer another. In aircraft, a Pitot Tube is used to infer velocity. Otherwise, tyre gauges and other pressure gauges are appropriate in their sphere. A Bourdon Tube gauge is a common configuration.