Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements
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Author: Richard S. Figliola, Donald E. Beasley
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.24P
A tall pitot-static tube is mounted through and 1.5-m above the roof of a performance car such that it senses the freestream flow. Estimate the static, stagnation, and dynamic pressure sensed at 325 kph if (a) the car is moving on a long, straight section of road and (b) the car is stationary within an open-circuit wind tunnel in which the flow is blown over the car.
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