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12th Jun 2009, 15:37

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captainflame

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Mr Pitot

Funnilly enough, Mr Pitot invented a tube to measure fluid speeds,
and a Pitot tube measures "P tot "
ie total pressure = P Dynamic + P static !!

Year: 1732

Last edited by captainflame; 12th Jun 2009 at 15:40. Reason: Added info.