Kinematic Viscosity
Kinematic viscosity, abbreviated as \(\nu \) (Greek symbol nu), is the ratio of dynamic viscosity to density or the resistive flow of a fluid under the influance of gravity.
Kinematic viscosity formula |
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\(\large{ \nu = \frac{\mu}{\rho} }\) \(\large{ \nu = Pr \; \alpha }\) \(\large{ \nu = Sc \; D_m }\) |
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Symbol | English | Metric |
\(\large{ \nu }\) (Greek symbol nu) = kinematic viscosity | \(\large{\frac{ft^2}{sec}}\) | \(\large{\frac{m^2}{s}}\) |
\(\large{ \rho }\) (Greek symbol rho) = density | \(\large{\frac{lbm}{ft^3}}\) | \(\large{\frac{kg}{m^3}}\) |
\(\large{ \mu }\) (Greek symbol mu) = dynamic viscosity | \(\large{\frac{lbf-sec}{ft^2}}\) | \(\large{ Pa-s }\) |
\(\large{ D_m }\) = mass diffusivity | \(\large{\frac{ft^3}{sec}}\) | \(\large{\frac{m^3}{s}}\) |
\(\large{ Pr }\) = Prandtl number | \(\large{ dimensionless }\) | |
\(\large{ Sc }\) = Schmidt number | \(\large{ dimensionless }\) | |
\(\large{ \alpha }\) (Greek symbol alpha) = thermal diffusivity | \(\large{\frac{ft^2}{sec}}\) | \(\large{\frac{m^2}{s}}\) |
Tags: Viscosity Equations