• In fluid dynamics, dynamic pressure (denoted by q or Q and sometimes called velocity pressure) is the quantity defined by: q = 1 2 ρ u 2 {\displaystyle...
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    The max q, or maximum dynamic pressure, condition is the point when an aerospace vehicle's atmospheric flight reaches the maximum difference between the...
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    pressure head) and p0 = p + q is the stagnation pressure (the sum of the static pressure p and dynamic pressure q). The constant in the Bernoulli equation...
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  • equal to the dynamic pressure and static pressure combined.: § 3.5  In compressible flows, stagnation pressure is also equal to total pressure as well, provided...
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    dynamic pressures; this measurement is called the total pressure or stagnation pressure. Since dynamic pressure is referenced to static pressure, it is...
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  • static pressure refers to a term in Bernoulli's equation written words as static pressure + dynamic pressure = total pressure. Since pressure measurements...
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    : 445  Gauge pressure (also spelled gage pressure) is the pressure relative to the ambient pressure. Various units are used to express pressure. Some of these...
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  • P_{\rm {D}}A} where PD is the pressure exerted by the fluid on area A. Here the pressure PD is referred to as dynamic pressure due to the kinetic energy of...
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    static pressure as well it can be determined by the use of Bernoulli's equation which states: Stagnation pressure = static pressure + dynamic pressure Which...
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  • impact pressure (dynamic pressure) is the difference between total pressure (also known as pitot pressure or stagnation pressure) and static pressure. In...
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    properties of water and seawater, rapidly changing water pressure and temperature, as well as dynamic mechanical stresses encountered by a watch. Every "diver's"...
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    distribution. The fluid motion in a vortex creates a dynamic pressure (in addition to any hydrostatic pressure) that is lowest in the core region, closest to...
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    impact pressure (dynamic pressure) and p is static pressure γ {\displaystyle \gamma \,} is the ratio of specific heat of a gas at a constant pressure to heat...
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    to maintain a constant air pressure at the intake. This optimal climb/descent profile is called a "constant dynamic pressure path". It is thought that...
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    measures the dynamic pressure of the open mouth of a tube with pointed head facing the wind, and the static port measures the static pressure from small...
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    balance between the pressure of the dynamic planetary magnetic field and the dynamic pressure of the solar wind. As the solar wind pressure increases and decreases...
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    stagnation pressure.: § 3.5  The Bernoulli equation applicable to incompressible flow shows that the stagnation pressure is equal to the dynamic pressure and...
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    direction of the local flow velocity; q {\displaystyle q} is the local dynamic pressure of the fluid ρ {\displaystyle \rho } is the local mass density of the...
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    system or to count attendance, or for other purposes. Dynamic pressure List of sensors Pressure sensor Bela G. Liptak (ed), Instrument Engineers' Handbook...
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    increasing dynamic pressure faster than the reduction in atmospheric density can decrease the dynamic pressure. This causes the dynamic pressure exerted...
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    Standard Atmosphere at which the (incompressible) dynamic pressure is the same as the dynamic pressure at the true airspeed (TAS) and altitude at which...
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    air speed is higher, the dynamic pressure pushing the air (and/or mixture) inside the engine is increased. The dynamic pressure is proportional to the square...
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    dynamic pressure of the seawater and one at 90° to the direction of seawater motion that is used to measure the static seawater pressure. The dynamic...
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  • medium causes a deviation (sound pressure, a dynamic pressure) in the local ambient pressure, a static pressure. Sound pressure, denoted p, is defined by p...
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    total pressure and static pressure, provided by the system, to either mechanically or electronically measure dynamic pressure. The dynamic pressure includes...
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    static pressure sources. The difference between the pitot pressure and the static pressure is called dynamic pressure. The greater the dynamic pressure, the...
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    where dynamic pressure changes due to motion through the air cause the air to flow away from areas of high dynamic pressure to areas of lower dynamic pressure...
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    air speed is higher, the dynamic pressure pushing the air (and/or mixture) inside the engine is increased. The dynamic pressure is proportional to the square...
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  • the International Standard Atmosphere at which the dynamic pressure is the same as the dynamic pressure at the true airspeed (TAS) and altitude at which...
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  • (and EAS) are the primary reference points, since they describe the dynamic pressure acting on aircraft surfaces regardless of density, altitude, wind,...
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