- Pitot tube along with a vertical piezometer tube.
- Pitot tube connected with piezometer tube.
- Pitot tube and vertical piezometer tube connected with a differential U-Tube manometer.
- Pitot static tube.
What is a pitot tube used for?
Basically, a pitot tube is used in wind tunnel experiments and on airplanes to measure flow speed. It's a slender tube that has two holes on it. The front hole is placed in the airstream to measure what's called the stagnation pressure. The side hole measures the static pressure.Jun 9, 2009
What is a simple pitot tube?
The pitot tube is a simple and convenient instrument to measure the difference between static, total and dynamic pressure (or head). The head - Δh - (or pressure difference - Δp) can be measured and calculated with the help of u-tube manometers, electronic pressure transmitters or similar instrumentation.