The table below can be used to convert between common dynamic or absolute viscosity units.
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Poiseuille (Pa s) | Poise (dyne s/cm2) (g/cm s) | centiPoise | kg/m h | kgf s/m2 | |
Poiseuille (Pa s) | 1 | 10 | 103 | 3.63 103 | 0.102 |
Poise (dyne s/cm2) (g/cm s) | 0.1 | 1 | 100 | 360 | 0.0102 |
centiPoise | 0.001 | 0.01 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.00012 |
kg/m h | 2.78 10-4 | 0.00278 | 0.278 | 1 | 2.83 10-5 |
kgf s/m2 | 9.81 | 98.1 | 9.81 103 | 3.53 104 | 1 |
lbf s/inch2 (Reyns) | 6.89 103 | 6.89 104 | 6.89 106 | 2.48 107 | 703 |
lbf s/ft2 | 47.9 | 479 | 4.79 104 | 1.72 105 | 0.0488 |
lbf h/ft2 | 1.72 105 | 1.72 106 | 1.72 108 | 6.21 108 | 1.76 104 |
lb/ft s | 1.49 | 14.9 | 1.49 103 | 5.36 103 | 0.152 |
lb/ft h | 4.13 10-4 | 0.00413 | 0.413 | 1.49 | 4.22 10-5 |
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lbf s/inch2 (Reyns) | lbf s/ft2 | lbf h/ft2 | lb/ft s | lb/ft h | |
Poiseuille (Pa s) | 1.45 10-4 | 0.0209 | 5.8 10-6 | 0.672 | 2.42 103 |
Poise (dyne s/cm2 = g/cm s) | 1.45 10-5 | 0.00209 | 5.8 10-7 | 0.0672 | 242 |
centiPoise | 1.45 10-7 | 2.09 10-5 | 5.8 10-9 | 0.000672 | 2.42 |
kg/m h | 4.03 10-8 | 5.8 10-6 | 1.61 10-9 | 0.000187 | 0.672 |
kgf s/m2 | 0.00142 | 20.5 | 5.69 10-5 | 6.59 | 2.37 104 |
lbf s/inch2 | 1 | 144 | 0.04 | 4.63 103 | 1.67 107 |
lbf s/ft2 | 0.00694 | 1 | 0.000278 | 32.2 | 1.16 105 |
lbf h/ft2 | 25 | 3.6 103 | 1 | 1.16 105 | 4.17 108 |
lb/ft s | 0.000216 | 0.0311 | 8.63 10-6 | 1 | 3.6 103 |
lb/ft h | 6 10-8 | 8.633 10-6 | 2.4 10-9 | 0.000278 | 1 |
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