Overview
Viscous properties of fluids are essential for understanding how fluids behave under various conditions. Viscosity, the measure of a fluid's resistance to flow, plays a crucial role in many real-world applications, from engineering to biology. Different types of fluids, such as Newtonian and non-New...
Key Terms
Example: Honey has a higher viscosity than water.
Example: Water is a Newtonian fluid.
Example: Cornstarch mixed with water behaves as a non-Newtonian fluid.
Example: Oil flowing through a narrow pipe at low speed.
Example: Water flowing rapidly over rocks in a river.
Example: A capillary viscometer measures the time it takes for a fluid to flow through a narrow tube.
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Key Concepts
viscositylaminar flowturbulent flowNewtonian fluids