• Essentially states that faster flowing fluids experience lower pressure
  • Only for low viscosity/laminar flow systems where conservation of energy applies
  • is the absolute pressure of the fluid
  • is the fluid density
  • is the fluid velocity
  • is the gravitational acceleration constant
  • is the fluid height above some reference point
  • is the dynamic pressure of the fluid
  • is the static pressure or gauge pressure of the fluid

Applications

  • Pitot Tubes
  • Venturi Flow Meter
  • Airfoils
    • Airplane wing lift
    • Automotive wing
      • Increases downforce for more normal force/traction
  • Spoiler
    • Disrupts airflow over the top of the car to prevent lift from being generated by fast airflow over the top of the car and slow airflow at the bottom
  • Drafting
    • Cars get sucked together due to airflow being faster between them (less area to travel through, which is the application of the continuity equation), so a lower static pressure is created between the cars