VISCOSITY

VISCOSITY
- it is a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid.

-(in everyday term – fluid's thickness or thinness

- It may be defined as the ratio of the shearing stress or force
between adjacent layers of fluid to the rate of change of velocity
perpendicular to the direction of motion.
TYPES OF VISCOSITY
1. Absolute Viscosity or Dynamic Viscosity – is the ratio of
the fluid layer shearing stress to that of the shear stress
rate.

2. Kinematic Viscosity – is defined as the absolute viscosity

divided by density. It is the ratio of the dynamic viscosity
of a fluid to its mass density.
1. Absolute Viscosity or Dynamic Viscosity – is the ratio of the
fluid layer shearing stress to that of the shear stress rate.
Dynamic Viscosity in SI - CGS, MKS
Dynamic Viscosity in English Units
2. Kinematic Viscosity – is defined as the absolute viscosity
divided by density. It is the ratio of the dynamic viscosity of a
fluid to its mass density.
Kinematic Viscosity in SI
Kinematic Viscosity in English Unit
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