Newtonian fluid

A Newtonian fluid is a fluid in which the viscous stresses arising from its flow, at every point, are linearly[1]
proportional to the local strain rate—the rate of change of its deformation over time.[2][3][4] That is equivalent to
saying those forces are proportional to the rates of change of the fluid's velocity vector as one moves away from
the point in question in various directions.

More precisely, a fluid is Newtonian only if the tensors that describe the viscous stress and the strain rate are
related by a constant viscosity tensor that does not depend on the stress state and velocity of the flow. If the fluid
is also isotropic (that is, its mechanical properties are the same along any direction), the viscosity tensor reduces
to two real coefficients, describing the fluid's resistance to continuous shear deformation and continuous
compression or expansion, respectively.

Newtonian fluids are the simplest mathematical models of fluids that account for viscosity. While no real fluid
fits the definition perfectly, many common liquids and gases, such as water and air, can be assumed to be
Newtonian for practical calculations under ordinary conditions. However, non-Newtonian fluids are relatively
common, and include oobleck (which becomes stiffer when vigorously sheared), or non-drip paint (which
becomes thinner when sheared). Other examples include many polymer solutions (which exhibit the
Weissenberg effect), molten polymers, many solid suspensions, blood, and most highly viscous fluids.

Newtonian fluids are named after Isaac Newton, who first used the differential equation to postulate the relation
between the shear strain rate and shear stress for such fluids.

Contents
Definition
Incompressible isotropic case
For anisotropic fluids
Newtonian law of viscosity
Power law model
Fluid model
Examples
See also
References

Definition
An element of a flowing liquid or gas will suffer forces from the surrounding fluid, including viscous stress forces
that cause it to gradually deform over time. These forces can be mathematically approximated to first order by a
viscous stress tensor, which is usually denoted by .
The deformation of that fluid element, relative to some previous state, can be approximated to first order by a
strain tensor that changes with time. The time derivative of that tensor is the strain rate tensor, that expresses
how the element's deformation is changing with time; and is also the gradient of the velocity vector field at that
point, often denoted .

The tensors and can be expressed by 3×3 matrices, relative to any chosen coordinate system. The fluid is
said to be Newtonian if these matrices are related by the equation where is a fixed 3×3×3×3 fourth
order tensor, that does not depend on the velocity or stress state of the fluid.

Incompressible isotropic case

For an incompressible and isotropic Newtonian fluid, the viscous stress is related to the strain rate by the simpler
equation

where

is the shear stress ("drag") in the fluid,

is a scalar constant of proportionality, the shear viscosity of the fluid

is the derivative of the velocity component that is parallel to the direction of shear,

relative to displacement in the perpendicular direction.

If the fluid is incompressible and viscosity is constant across the fluid, this equation can be written in terms of an
arbitrary coordinate system as

where

is the th spatial coordinate

is the fluid's velocity in the direction of axis
is the th component of the stress acting on the faces of the fluid element
perpendicular to axis .

One also defines a total stress tensor , that combines the shear stress with conventional (thermodynamic)
pressure . The stress-shear equation then becomes

or written in more compact tensor tensor notation

where is the identity tensor.

For anisotropic fluids

More generally, in a non-isotropic Newtonian fluid, the coefficient that relates internal friction stresses to the
spatial derivatives of the velocity field is replaced by a nine-element viscous stress tensor .

There is general formula for friction force in a liquid: The vector differential of friction force is equal the viscosity
tensor increased on vector product differential of the area vector of adjoining a liquid layers and rotor of velocity:

where – viscosity tensor. The diagonal components of viscosity tensor is molecular viscosity of a liquid, and
not diagonal components – turbulence eddy viscosity.[5]

Newtonian law of viscosity

The following equation illustrates the relation between shear rate and shear stress:

where:

◾ τ is the shear stress;

◾ μ is the viscosity, and
◾ is the shear rate.

If viscosity is constant, the fluid is Newtonian.

Power law model

The power law model is used to display the behavior of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids and measures
shear stress as a function of strain rate.

The relationship between shear stress, strain rate and the velocity gradient for the power law model are:

where

◾ is the absolute value of the strain rate to the (n-1) power;

◾ is the velocity gradient;

 ◾ n is the power law index.
If

◾ n < 1 then the fluid is a pseudoplastic.

◾ n =1 then the it is Newtonian fluid.
◾ n > 1 then the fluid is a dilatant.

Fluid model
The relationship between the shear stress and shear rate in a casson
fluid model is defined as follows:
In blue a Newtonian fluid compared
to the dilatant and the
pseudoplastic, angle depends on
the viscosity.

where τ0 is the yield stress and

where α depends on protein composition and H is the Hematocrit number.

Examples
Water, air, alcohol, glycerol, and thin motor oil are all examples of Newtonian fluids over the range of shear
stresses and shear rates encountered in everyday life. Single-phase fluids made up of small molecules are
generally (although not exclusively) Newtonian.

See also
◾ Fluid mechanics
◾ Non-newtonian fluid

References
1. Panton, Ronald L. (2013). Incompressible Flow (Fourth ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. p. 114.
ISBN 978-1-118-01343-4.
2. Batchelor, G. K. (2000) [1967]. An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics (https://books.google.com/?
id=Rla7OihRvUgC&lpg=PP1&dq=An%20Introduction%20to%20Fluid%20Dynamics&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q).
Cambridge Mathematical Library series, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-66396-0.
3. Kundu, P.; Cohen, I. Fluid Mechanics. p. (page needed).
4. Kirby, B. J. (2010). Micro- and Nanoscale Fluid Mechanics: Transport in Microfluidic Devices
(http://www.kirbyresearch.com/textbook). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-11903-0.
 5. Volobuev, A. N. (2012). Basis of Nonsymmetrical Hydromechanics. New York: Nova Science Publishers,
Inc. ISBN 978-1-61942-696-2.

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