What is the difference between dynamic and kinematic viscosity?

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What is the difference between dynamic and kinematic viscosity?

2006-07-16 14:21:53 · 2 answers · asked by Goliath 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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2006-07-16 14:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by Zeta 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

dynamic viscocity is a more direct measure of the resistance to shear (you might think of as "thickness") of the fluid

kinematic viscocity includes the fluid density in the measurement

2006-07-16 14:44:31 · answer #2 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋