Pitot tube
part · 1732 · Early modern era
A sensor of flow speed from pressure.
Inventor: Henri Pitot.
Principles and materials it uses
- Venturi effect (Bernoulli’s principle) — uses. Dynamic pressure (Bernoulli).
- Glass — is made of. The Pitot tube is glass.
Where it is used
- Aeroplane — is part of. An air data probe.