Dynamic viscosity

The IUPAC symbol for viscosity is the Greek symbol eta (η), and dynamic viscosity is also commonly referred to using the Greek symbol mu (μ). The SI physical unit of dynamic viscosity is the pascal-second (Pa·s), which is identical to 1 kg·m⁻¹·s⁻¹. If a fluid with a viscosity of one Pa·s is placed between two plates, and one plate is pushed sideways with a shear stress of one pascal, it moves a distance equal to the thickness of the layer between the plates in one second. The name poiseuille (Pl) was proposed for this unit (after Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille who formulated Poiseuille's law of viscous flow), but not accepted internationally. Care must be taken in not confusing the poiseuille with the poise named after the same person!

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Pascal-second (Pa·s)

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Poise (P)

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Centipoise (cP)

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Kilogram per metre second (kg/(m·s))

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Gram per centimeter second (g/(cm·s))

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Newton second per square metre (N·s/m²)

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Pound-force second per square inch (lbf·s/in²)

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Pound-force second per square foot (lbf·s/ft²)

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Pound per foot second (lb/(ft·s))

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Pound per foot hour (lb/(ft·h))

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Slug per foot second (slug/(ft·s))

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Poundal second per square foot

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Dyne second per square centimetre (dyn·s/cm²)

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Dynamic viscosity

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