Kinematic Viscosity Table Chart of Liquids and Calculator

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Hydraulic and Pneumatic Knowledge

Kinematic Viscosity The ratio of the absolute viscosity of a liquid to its density frequently occurs in the study of viscosity and hydraulics and the term "kinematic viscosity" with the symbol V has been assigned to it where p is the density. In the metric system, the unit of kinematic viscosity is the square centimeter per second or the stoke. The centistoke (one hundredth of a stoke) is more generally used. The kinematic viscosity of a liquid can be looked upon as the liquid's resistance to flow under its own gravity head.

ν = η/ρ

Units for Kinematic Viscosity:

ft² / s
mm² / s
m² / s

Fluid	Dynamic Viscosity (Ns/m2)	Kinematic Viscosity (m2/s)
Water	1.00 x 10-3	1.00 x 10-6
Sea Water	1.07 x 10-3	1.04 x 10-6
Mercury	1.56 x 10-3	1.15 x 10-7
Kerosene	1.92 x 10-3	2.39 x 10-4
Air	1.80 x 10-5	1.494 x 10-5
Carbon Dioxide	1.48 x 10-5	0.804 x 10-5

 

The following table defines the average Kinematic Viscosity for selected liquid fluids. The data shown yellow can be changes to recallate the selected variables.

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