Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering

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Unit: Measurement: SLLYBUSS

Measurement: Temperature, pressure, velocity, flow, strain & torque measurement,

concept of measurement error & uncertainty analysis, Micrometer, Dial gauge, Slip
gauge, Sine-bar and Combination set.
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Pitot Tube – Velocity Measurement

 Velocity is an important parameter of fluid flow and therefore its measurement is
quite essential.

 Velocity of flowing fluid can be measured by Pitot tube.

 It is a device used to measure fluid flow by determining the static pressure and
stagnation pressure.

 It is a device used for measuring the velocity of flow at any point in a pipe or
channel.

 If the velocity of flow at any point decreases, the pressure at that point increases
due to the conservation of the kinetic energy into pressure energy. It consists of a
glass tube which bent at right angle.

Applying Bernoulli’s equation between stagnation point (S) and point (P) in the
undisturbed flow at the same horizontal plane, we get,