Varghese, Dion Kalathiparambil (2018) Computational Studies of Elliptic Cross-Section Pitot-static Tube Design. Coursework Masters thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
The Pitot-static tube is an important instrument used for determining the airspeed of aircraft and racing cars; water speed of boats and to measure the velocity of flow in many industrial applications. The calibration of the Pitot-static tube is very important in order to get accurate values from the instrument. Experimental studies are done at the National Physics Laboratory (NPL), United Kingdom during 1965 to obtain the calibration factor of modified ellipsoidal nose (M.E.N.) Instrument. Computational studies are done on the newly designed elliptic cross-section Pitot-static tube, also the results obtained are verified and validated against the calibration factor obtained from the experimental studies on the M.E.N.1 instrument. ANSYS Fluent is the software which is used for the computational studies in elliptic cross-section Pitot-static tube. On completion of the computational studies, the newly designed elliptic cross-section Pitot-static tube achieved eminent accuracy on measuring the velocity of flow with ±5% error in the calibration factor.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Coursework Masters) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (1 Jul 2013 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | Saleh, Khalid |
| Qualification: | Master of Engineering Science (Mechanical) |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2026 05:54 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Mar 2026 05:54 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Pitot-static tube; speed; calibration |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/53197 |
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