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.
Used in#
- Archimedes number
- Bejan number
- Brinkman number
- Capillary number
- Laplace number
- Ohnesorge number
- Reynolds number
- Womersley number