NASA NTRS · 19910000395
Adjustable Pitot Probe
Abstract
Probe readily positionable in core of uniform flow in hypersonic wind tunnel. Formed of pair of mating cylindrical housings: transducer housing and pitot-tube housing. Pitot tube supported by adjustable wedge fairing attached to top of pitot-tube housing with semicircular foot. Probe adjusted both radially and circumferentially. In addition, pressure-sensing transducer cooled internally by water or other cooling fluid passing through annulus of cooling system.
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Ashby, George C., Jr., Robbins, W. Eugene, Horsley, Lewis A.. 1991-08-01. Adjustable Pitot Probe. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19910000395
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