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Miniature Flow-Direction/Pitot-Static Pressure Probes

George C. Ashby, David S. Coombs, John W. Eves, Howard E. Price, Peter Vasquez

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Precision flow-direction/pitot-static pressure probes, ranging from 0.035 to 0.090 inch (0.89 to 2.29 mm) in outside diameter, successfully fabricated and calibrated for use in Langley 20-inch Mach 6 Tunnel. Probes simultaneously measure flow direction and static and pitot pressures in flow fields about configurations in hypersonic flow at temperatures up to 500 degree F (260 degree C).

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Key concepts: Pitot tube, Static pressure, Mach number, Flow (mathematics), Ranging, Mechanics, Pressure measurement, Flow measurement