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ME 4005
February 27, 2015
P(t=1)
PAbs
PGauge
PVac
psi(g or a) pounds/in2
N/m2 1 N/m2 = 1 pascal
mm Hg column of Hg
inches H2O column of H2O
1 bar = 105 pascal
1 microbar = 1 dyne/cm2
1 dyne = 10-5 N
1 Torr = 1 mm Hg
PAtm
1 atmosphere:
Pressure = force/area
P(t=2)
P=0
1.013x105 pascal
760 mm Hg (Torr)
29.92 in. Hg
406.7 in. H2O
33.89 ft H2O
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P(t=1)
PAbs
Interstellar space
1x10-14 Pa
1x10-7 Pa
P(t=2)
1x10-7 Pa
P=0
Mt. Everest
3x104 Pa
Sea Level
1x105 Pa
1x106 Pa
1x107 Pa
1x108 Pa
3x1011 Pa
3x1016 Pa
PGauge
Pvac
PAtm
*accurate up to ~11km
p2 +
Pabs(h)=P0 + h
BZ
P = P0 1
5.26
1hA
= p1 + 2 h;
A
p1 p2 = h( 1 2 ) ~ h 1 = p
Fluid densities are chosen to provide reasonable
deflection for the pressures being measured
The u-tube can have transient dynamic behavior;
fluid wall friction damps the oscillation
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Instructor_Resources/Chapter_11/FG11_10.JPG
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10-9 Pa 0.1 Pa
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p1 + U12 / 2 = p2 + U 22 / 2
p3 + U 32 / 2 = p4 + U 42 / 2
Since U2 = 0
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p2 = p1 + U12 / 2
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p2 = p1 + U12 / 2
So p2 is greater than p1 by
U12/2
p1 = ________pressure
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Impact probe
a small hole is aligned with the flow
Flow
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pt = ps +
2( pt ps )
1
U 2 U =
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Airspeed
Altitude
Vertical velocity
Diaphragm
Ram Air
Pitot
tube
Static
air line
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Diaphram
Calibrated
leak
Direct static
pressure
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