 Stagnation pressure (source code)

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= Stagnation pressure
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= Total pressure
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The <pressure> obtained by bringing a flow to rest without losses; in <compressible flow> the usual definition specifies an <isentropic process> for stopping. For the constant-<mass density>, same-height <Bernoulli equation> discussed under <dynamic pressure>, $p_0=p+q$.

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