Venturi

Definition

• A specially shaped restriction in a tube designed to speed up the flow of fluid passing through in accordance with Bernoulli’s principle. Venturis are used in carburetors and in many types of fluid control devices to produce a pressure drop proportional to the speed of the fluid passing through them.

References

• Powered Parachute Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2007
• Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2008