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VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT
Newton assumed that the force required
to maintain this difference in speed
was proportional to the difference in
speed through the liquid, or the velocity
gradient. The velocity gradient, dv/dx,
represents the change in speed at which
the layers move with respect to each
other. It describes the shearing the liquid
experiences, and'is thus called shear rate
[ / ] . Its units are reciprocal seconds (s"').
The term F/A indicates the force per
unit area required to produce the shearing action (dynes/cm2).
Viscosity is the ratio of shear stress to
shear rate.
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