Explain Newton’s Law of Viscosity?

Newton’s Law of Viscosity: 

It says that the shear stress is proportional to the velocity gradient or shear strain rate.

Dynamic viscosity: Units                                                                  1 Poise =0.1 Pa-sec

μ = F h/VA = 𝑁 × 𝑚/𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐 × 𝑚2 = 𝑁𝑠𝑒𝑐/ 𝑚2 =  Pa-sec                 F = μAV/ h 

or Units of dynamic viscosity are Poise.


Kinematic viscosity (𝝂) : 

It is defined as the ratio between the dynamic viscosity and density of the fluid.

ν = μ / ρ = 𝑁.𝑠𝑒𝑐/ 𝑚2 / 𝑘𝑔 / 𝑚3 = 𝑚2/ 𝑠𝑒𝑐




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