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        dynamic viscosity#

        $$\mu \sim \text L^{-1}\,\text M\,\text T^{-1}$$

        Resistance of a fluid to shear deformation. In a Newtonian fluid it relates shear stress linearly to the velocity gradient. It decreases with temperature for liquids and increases for gases.

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        • Archimedes number
        • Bejan number
        • Brinkman number
        • Capillary number
        • Laplace number
        • Ohnesorge number
        • Reynolds number
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