Oh okay...this makes sense now. I always only thought of it as having a taller column of liquid causes a greater pressure at the bottom of the column. This requires me to think of the opposite as well; a greater pressure causing a taller column of liquid. Thank you everyone! This really helped...
Is that the only possible explanation? If it is due to capillary action, then is it implied in calculations involving pitot-static tubes that the diameters of the pitot and static tubes are the same, and also that these diameters are rather small?
This is a diagram of a pitot-static tube. My question is however not related to its applications but rather, what causes the liquid to rise up the static tube? The static tube is at right angles to the fluid flow. I understand that this is a very basic question but I can't seem to get my head...
Hey, thanks for the quick reply. I've pretty much made up my mind about doing astronautics in the future. I'm far more interested in satellites and rockets than I am in helicopters and planes. This is why I am sceptical about Imperial's Aeronautics course. I am worried that if I choose to go to...
Hi guys. I am doing my final A level exams (UK system) this May and I plan to study aerospace engineering. I am mostly interested in the astronautical side of aerospace. I would like to work later in life in the US. However I did not apply to the US for undergraduate studies.
Currently my...