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Viscosity Conversion Formula

The kinematic viscosity is the ratio of the dynamic viscosity μ to the density of the fluid.

The kinematic viscosity equals the dynamic viscosity divided by the fluid density.

Formula

QuantityVariable["ν", "KinematicViscosity"] == QuantityVariable["η", "DynamicViscosity"]/QuantityVariable["ρ", "MassDensity"]

symbol description physical quantity
ν kinematic viscosity "KinematicViscosity"
η dynamic viscosity "DynamicViscosity"
ρ fluid density "MassDensity"

Forms

Examples

Get the resource:

In[1]:=
ResourceObject["Viscosity Conversion Formula"]
Out[1]=

Get the formula:

In[2]:=
FormulaData[ResourceObject["Viscosity Conversion Formula"]]
Out[2]=

Use some values:

In[3]:=
FormulaData[
 ResourceObject[
  "Viscosity Conversion Formula"], {QuantityVariable[
   "\[Eta]","DynamicViscosity"] -> Quantity[1, "Centipoise"], 
  QuantityVariable["\[Nu]","KinematicViscosity"] -> 
   Quantity[1, "Centistokes"]}]
Out[3]=

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