For example, a meteor traveling through the Earth`s atmosphere produces a shock wave generated by the extremely rapid compression of air in front of the meteoroid. It is primarily this ram pressure (rather than friction) which heats the air which in turn heats the meteoroid as it flows around it. Galaxies in clusters experience ram pressure as th....
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(from the article `airspeed indicator`) ...the speed of an aircraft relative to the surrounding air, using the differential between the pressure of still air (static pressure) and that of ...
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Used colloquially for the total force applied by a hydraulic ram, equal to the hydraulic pressure multiplied by the ram area.
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