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STAGNATION PRESSURE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
OBS

The pressure at a point of stagnation (zero velocity) on a body around which fluid flows.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Actual atmospheric pressure equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the gaseous components, according to Dalton's law.

OBS

The total pressure is the pressure at the stagnation point of a streamline (Pilot tube); it satisfies the hydrostatic equation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Pression atmosphérique effective égale à la somme des pressions partielles des composants gazeux, selon la loi de Dalton.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Presión atmosférica real, que es, según la ley de Dalton, la suma de las presiones parciales de las componentes gaseosas de la atmósfera.

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche scientifique
OBS

"... à une pression génératrice de 35 atm, et des températures allant jusqu'à 500 C." Nouv. de l'OTAN, oct. 66, p. 15.

Spanish

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