A Pitot tube is installed in the bottom of an airplane. As the airplane flies, the probe is able to
measure the relative wind speed (i.e., the wind speed relative to the airplane velocity). Is this a
Eulerian or a Lagrangian measurement? Motivate your answer.
Solution
This is Eulerian measurement as eulerian approach focuses on specific location in ths flow field (
in this case bottom of the plane) while in Lagrangian approach a specific fluid element is
followed along the flow.
This is Eulerian measurement..
A Pitot tube is installed in the bottom of an airplane. As the airpla.pdf
1. A Pitot tube is installed in the bottom of an airplane. As the airplane flies, the probe is able to
measure the relative wind speed (i.e., the wind speed relative to the airplane velocity). Is this a
Eulerian or a Lagrangian measurement? Motivate your answer.
Solution
This is Eulerian measurement as eulerian approach focuses on specific location in ths flow field (
in this case bottom of the plane) while in Lagrangian approach a specific fluid element is
followed along the flow.
This is Eulerian measurement.
