Giovanni Battista Venturi (1746 - 1822) was an Italianphysicist. He was the discoverer and eponym of Venturi's principle. He was also the eponym of the Venturi pump and Venturi tube. Download high resolution version (610x792, 81 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (610x792, 81 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie cock sucker occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden bitch brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes [[Lima, Peru asshole |Lima]] and Callao, in... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The word physicist should not be confused with physician, which means medical doctor. ... An eponym is a person, whether real or fictitious, whose name has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery, or other item. ... A fluid passing through smoothly varying constrictions experience changes in velocity and pressure, as described by Bernoullis principle. ...
Venturis are also used to measure the speed of a fluid, by measuring pressure changes from one point to another along the venturi.
Placing a liquid in a U-shaped tube and connecting the ends of the tubes to both ends of a venturi is all that is needed.
Venturi are a more expensive way to measure fluid flow than an orifice plate which uses the same principle as Venturi but is cheaper and less accurate.
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