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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">( | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' stagnation pressure.) The sum of the [[static pressure]] and the [[dynamic pressure|dynamic pressure]] when these concepts are applicable.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Since this is the [[pressure]] at the stagnation point of a [[streamline]], it is measured by an ideal [[Pitot tube]] directed exactly [[upstream]]. The total pressure satisfies the [[hydrostatic equation]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 25 April 2012
total pressure
(Also called stagnation pressure.) The sum of the static pressure and the dynamic pressure when these concepts are applicable.
Since this is the pressure at the stagnation point of a streamline, it is measured by an ideal Pitot tube directed exactly upstream. The total pressure satisfies the hydrostatic equation.