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Civil Engineering · Q249

Hydraulics And Fluid Mechanics

Engineering and GATE · Civil Engineering · question 249

Q249

The pitot tube is used to measure

A.
velocity at stagnation point
B.
stagnation pressure
Answer
C.
static pressure
D.
dynamic pressure

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The tube for sensing the static pressure is known as static tube which surrounds the pitot tube that measures the stagnation pressure.