The pitot tube is used to measure | FLUID MECHANICS

a) velocity at stagnation point
b) stagnation pressure
c) static pressure
d) dynamic pressure
Ans: b

  A closed tank containing water is moving in a horizontal direction along a straight line at a constant speed. The tank also contains a steel ball and a bubble of air. If the tank is decelerated horizontally, then

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  1. Answer should be “a”. Pitot tube measure velocity at stagnation point while working on the principle of stagnation pressure.

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