Dynamic Viscosity from Shear Stress
Calculate dynamic and kinematic viscosity from measured shear stress, velocity, gap, and density.
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1. Define Input Parameters
2. Engineering Output
Shear stress (tau)
- Pa
- Pa
Shear rate (gamma_dot)
- s⁻¹
- s⁻¹
Dynamic viscosity (mu)
- Pa·s
- Pa·s
Dynamic viscosity in cP (mu_cP)
- cP
- cP
Kinematic viscosity (nu)
- m²/s
- m²/s
Kinematic viscosity in Stokes (nu_St)
- St
- St
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