Pitot Tubes

#Physics

$\displaystyle v=\sqrt{ \frac{2(P_{s}-P)}{\rho} }$

• $\displaystyle v$ is the fluid velocity (on a plane, this would tell you how fast the plane is moving through the air)
• $\displaystyle P_{s}$ is the stagnation pressure
• $\displaystyle P$ is the absolute pressure of the fluid