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Pitot tube

Introduction: Pitot tube

Description of Pitot tube

Pitot tube: a stationary L-shaped tube inserted in a fluid stream, with its opening upstream, and used for measuring the velocity of fluid movement at that point in terms of the pressure developed in the tube by the fluid impinging on it, compared to a second tube opening laterally or downstream.
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