velocity head

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velocity head [və′läs·əd·ē ‚hed]

(fluid mechanics)

The square of the speed of flow of a fluid divided by twice the acceleration of gravity; it is equal to the static pressure head corresponding to a pressure equal to the kinetic energy of the fluid per unit volume.

velocity head

Of a fluid moving with a given velocity: the equivalent height through which a body must fall to acquire the same velocity.

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