Abstract: An improved static pressure probe containing a water cooling mechanism. This probe has a hollow interior containing a central coolant tube and multiple individual pressure measurement tubes connected to holes placed on the exterior. Coolant from the central tube symmetrically immerses the interior of the probe, allowing it to sustain high temperature, in the region of 2500.degree. F., supersonic jet flow indefinitely, while still recording accurate pressure data. The coolant exits the probe body by way of a reservoir attached to the aft of the probe. The pressure measurement tubes are joined to a single, larger manifold in the reservoir. This manifold is attached to a pressure transducer that records the average static pressure.

Abstract: A porous plug (10) is provided for the reduction or elimination of positive error caused by orifice (20) during static pressure measurements of airfoil (14). The porous plug (10) is press fitted into orifice (20), thereby preventing error caused either by fluid flow (30) turning into the exposed orifice (20) or by fluid flow (30) stagnating at the downstream edge (21) of orifice (20). In addition, porous plug (10) is flushed with the outer surface of airfoil (14), as by filing and polishing, to provide a smooth surface which alleviates error caused by imperfections in orifice (20). Porous plug (10) is preferably made of sintered metal, which allows air to pass through the pores, so that static pressure measurements can be made by remote transducers (not shown).