Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Fluid Mechanics · medium

The quantity V2/2 is called the:

1. Dynamic pressure
2. Static pressure
3. Stagnation pressure
4. Hydrostatic pressure

Answer

A. Dynamic pressure

Solution

Stagnation pressure = static pressure + dynamic pressure.

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