ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PITOT TUBE
Named after its inventor, Henri Pitot (1695–1771), French physicist.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITOT TUBE»
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Instrument Engineers' Handbook, Fourth Edition, Volume One: ...
Flow Turbulent Laminar Calibration of Pilot Tubes In high-precision laboratory
tests, the pitot tube is traversed across the cross-section of the pipe, thereby
establishing the velocity profile that exists in the pipe. In industrial applications,
the pitot ...
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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
However, if there is a strong wind blowing directly into the pitot tube, the ASI may
read higher than zero. When beginning the takeoff, make sure the airspeed is
increasing at an appropriate rate. Blockage of the Pitot-Static System Errors
almost ...
Federal Aviation Administration, 2009
The determination of flow rate in a conduit using a pitot tube, for example,
requires a carefully conducted traverse of the flow conduit to obtain a measure of
the true average velocity. For circular pipes such an average is obtained from ...
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Development of a Modified Low-Cost
Pitot Tube for Measuring ...
Figure 20 indicates that the velocity calculated by placing the Pitot Tube near the
wall of the delivery pipe (3.0 mm) was lower than the mean actual velocity. Also,
the velocity calculated at the quarter diameter of the delivery pipe was higher ...
Shafique, M. S., Bukhari, N. H., Hafeez, M. M.
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An Investigation of the
Pitot Tube
BIBLIOGRAPHY Pitot Tube White - Jour. Assc. Eng. Societies - 1901. Gregory -
Trans. Am. Soc, If. E. - Dec. 1903. Williams, Hubbell & Fenkell- Trans. Am. Soc.
C. E. - 1902. John Ainy - Notes on Pitot Tubes - Eng. News - Vol. 69, 1913, p. 782
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Testing and Balancing HVAC Air and Water Systems
Pitot Tube: The standard Pitot tube has a double tube construction with a 90-
degree radius bend near the tip and measures both total and static pressures. It
is 5/16" in diameter and is available in various lengths from 12" to 60". The
standard ...
Samuel C. Sugarman, Sam Monger, 2000
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Environmental Engineers' Handbook, Second Edition
A specially designed pitot tube with means for measuring the pertinent pressures
is used for such purposes. The engineer can maintain the pressure difference at
zero by automatically controlling the sample drawoff rate. Figure 5.11.2 shows ...
David H.F. Liu, Bela G. Liptak, 1997
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Manual for Measuring Pump Discharges with a Low-Cost ...
FABRICATION OF PITOT TUBE EQUIPMENT 4.1 PITOT TUBE To fabricate a
Pitot Tube, a simple copper tube, or any other metal tube, is used. This tube can
be of any length, but for practical purposes, it is suggested that the length of the
tube ...
Shafique, M. S., Bukhari, N. H., Hafeez, M. M.
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Environmental Instrumentation and Analysis Handbook
Tubing adapter Pipe coupling Figure 41.28 S-type pitot tube.6 41.2.3.3 S-Type
Pitot Tube. The S-type Pitot tube consists of two identical tubes mounted back to
back. The sampling ends of the tubes are oval with the openings parallel to each
...
Randy D. Down, Jay H. Lehr, 2005
A specially designed pitot tube with means for measuring the pertinent pressures
is used for such purposes. The engineer can maintain the pressure difference at
zero by automatically controlling the sample drawoff rate. Figure 2.3.2 shows ...
David H.F. Liu, Bela G. Liptak, 1999
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITOT TUBE»
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Pitot tube is used in the context of the following news items.
Project Whale Tale: the story of how the U-2 became an embarked …
... experiencing only one small problem when the engaged arrestor hook, forced the plane's nose toward the deck and broke off the pitot tube. «The Aviationist, Jun 15»
Wasp causes Allegiant Air flight out of St.Pete-Clearwater to divert to …
Former U.S. Airways pilot John Cox, who lives in St. Petersburg, said from the airline's description it appears the wasp was in a pitot tube, which ... «Tampabay.com, Jun 15»
Coastal Researchers Are Testing Drones In Beaufort
“The pitot tube has an LED in it, and right now it's going through all of its system checks, and when it glows green it'll have found all of its GPS ... «Public Radio East, Jun 15»
Bursts in discontinuous Aeolian saltation
An observation point, consisting of a video camera and a pitot tube for wind measurements, is located at the downwind end of the sand bed ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
How to clean an airplane, part 1
Jeff Simon Before introducing any water spray, take the time to cover the static ports, pitot tube, angle of attack sensor, etc. so that water cannot ... «AOPA Pilot, Jun 15»
Bee forces Flybe flight BE384 to turn back to Southampton
A Boeing 757 carrying 189 people crashed five minutes after taking off in February 1996 because the pitot tube – which measures the speed of ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Top Five Pre-Flight Mistakes
... in wheelpants, still-attached towbars, the chartbag that never got loaded, the pitot tube cover that's still installed, the FOD you left on the ramp. «AVweb, May 15»
Checkride: The Examiner's View
On general aviation aircraft my favorite Easter egg is to put a big piece of masking tape over the pitot tube or static port. This happens a lot out ... «AVweb, May 15»
STVM rocketry students aiming for new heights
The students' rocket's payload, which they also designed and constructed, is a pitot tube, which works on the principle of measuring differential ... «Akron Leader Publications, Mar 15»
Lawyer queries Airbus digital flight control system after French Alps …
"The similarities are they're both Airbuses involved, which are both fly-by-wire aircraft equipped with pitot tube sensors, and it's open to ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
