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Starting in 1856 Henry Darcy, with the assistance of Henri Bazin, published four works that show various forms of an improved Pitot tube design. While Henri Pitot had invented the device in 1732, theoretical and design weaknesses had kept it little more than a scientific toy. Darcy's instruments provided accurate and easy measurements of point velocity for the first time. This allowed advances in open channel and pipe flow hydraulics. Darcy's final design for the instrument tip is reflected today in all of our modern instruments.
Starting in 1856 Henry Darcy, with the assistance of Henri Bazin, published four works that show various forms of an improved Pitot tube design. While Henri Pitot had invented the device in 1732, theoretical and design weaknesses had kept it little more than a scientific toy. Darcy's instruments provided accurate and easy measurements of point velocity for the first time. This allowed advances in open channel and pipe flow hydraulics. Darcy's final design for the instrument tip is reflected today in all of our modern instruments.
Henry Darcy and the Pitot Tube
Brown, Glenn (author)
Third National Congress on Civil Engineering History and Heritage ; 2001 ; Houston, Texas, United States
2001-10-05
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Design , Engineers , Biographies , Tubes , History , Civil engineering
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