Kiel probe

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A front view of a Kiel probe, composed of a cylindrical metallic shroud surrounding a small centre tube, with several circumferential static ports at the rear of the shroud.
A Kiel probe from the Rockwell-MBB X-31 experimental aircraft

A Kiel probe is a device for measuring total pressure/or temperature in fluid dynamics. It is a variation of a Pitot probe where the inlet is protected by a "shroud". Unlike the Pitot probe, it is not so sensitive to changes in yaw angle, and is therefore useful when the probe's alignment with the flow direction is variable or imprecise.


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