Saturday, 28 July 2018

Why is the dynamic pressure not a vector quantity?



I understand that static pressure is a scalar quantity as it acts equally in all directions, then by the same reasoning dynamic pressure should be a vector quantity as it only can be measured by opposing the flow.


I understand that the act of opposing the flow will instantly convert dynamic to static but I am asking in theory?


Thanks all the answers ( @Nikos M. ) and assistance , However I am still unclear as to why dynamic pressure (at any instant) is not thought of to be a force acting in a specific direction (perhaps vector is not the right term ?)




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