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The pitot tube is used to measure

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The pitot tube is used to measure

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Correct Answer: Option B
The tube for sensing the static pressure is known as static tube which surrounds the pitot tube that measures the stagnation pressure.
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Syed Shahid
Syed Shahid 5 years ago
Pitot tube measures only stagnation pressure while pitot static tube measures both static and stagnation pressures collectively known as Dynamic pressure.
Kishor Patil
Kishor Patil 5 years ago
@shaikh omer
Velocity at stagnation point already zero.
So pitot tube used to measure velocity at static point and to measure stagnation pressure
Sachin Tatrari
Sachin Tatrari 6 years ago
In this question, velocity at a stagnation point is given in the option 1, which is zero. So here the answer will be stagnation pressure.
BHIMRAO AMTE
BHIMRAO AMTE 6 years ago
Velocity of flow
Shaikh Omer
Shaikh Omer 7 years ago
Pitote tube is used to find the velocity.. . Answer A is right
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