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Viscosity A plate of area "A" moving under the action of a force "F" with a resulting velocity "V" over a fixed plate separated by a film of fluid "h" thick. The shear stress on the fluid is "F / A". For a Newtonian fluid the shear stress is directly proportional to the velocity gradient in the fluid- "dV /dh" . P / A = m . dV /dy The proportionality constant " m " is the viscosity and has units
of ( N/m 2) .( m ). ( m / s ) = N . s / m 2... The coherent SI unit of dynamic viscosity is the pascal second (Pa s). This equates to a Newton second per square metre
(N.s / m 2 ). In the cgs unit the poise is the corresponding unit which has dimensions
of dyne seconds per cm 2. The centipoise (cP = 10 -2 poise) is the most common
unit used in tables and handbooks.... 1 Pas = 1000. cP. The viscosity of water at room temperature
is approximately 1 cP This is the ratio of the dynamic viscosity and the fluid density r ( kg /cubic m ) The SI unit of kinematic viscosity
is the m 2 / s. The equivalent cgs unit is the stoke (St) which has the unit of
cm 2 / s. The unit commonly used is the centistoke(cSt)....... 1 m 2 / s = 10 6 cSt Absolute Kinematic Viscosity (m 2 / s ) = m ( Pa s ) / r (kg / m3 ) Kinematic viscosity (centiStokes) = m (centiPoise) / r ( grammes /cubic cm ) Saybolt Universal ViscosityA method of determining a lubrication fluids viscosity is to measure the rate of flow of the fluid through a test device. The rate is measured in seconds the greater the number of seconds the more viscous the fluid. This viscosity is seconds t = Saybolt universal Viscosity - seconds. The dynamic viscosity relates to the Saybolt universal viscosity (t) by the following formula Viscosity m (Poise) = (0.00022 .t 0.18 / t ) SAE Viscosity grading SAE (Society of automobile engineers ) has allocated numbers for specifying the viscosity of Engine Oils..
ISO Viscosity grading The ISO 3448 grading system for Industrial Engine Oils simply relates to the midpoint
viscosity of oil in cStokes ( at 40odeg ) as shown in the table below.
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