Dynamic pressure from speed

Dynamic pressure, sometimes called velocity pressure, is a physical quantity denoting the pressure caused by a flowing fluid.

Notes:

  1. Many authors define this quantity only for incompressible flows, but others extend it for compressible flows as well.

Links:

  1. Wikipedia.

dynamic_pressure

dynamic_pressure of the fluid.

Symbol:

q

Latex:

\(q\)

Dimension:

pressure

density

density of the fluid.

Symbol:

rho

Latex:

\(\rho\)

Dimension:

mass/volume

flow_speed

flow_speed of the fluid.

Symbol:

u

Latex:

\(u\)

Dimension:

velocity

law

q = rho * u^2 / 2

Latex:
\[q = \frac{\rho u^{2}}{2}\]