Newton's law of viscosity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo Newtonian fluids
gptkbp:contrastsWith non-Newtonian fluids
gptkbp:describes relationship between shear stress and velocity gradient in fluids
gptkbp:du/dy velocity gradient perpendicular to flow direction
gptkbp:field fluid mechanics
gptkbp:form τ = μ (du/dy)
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
1687
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Newton's law of viscosity
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Philosophiæ_Naturalis_Principia_Mathematica
gptkbp:usedIn chemistry
engineering
physics
gptkbp:μ dynamic viscosity
gptkbp:τ shear stress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Transport_Phenomena
gptkb:Newtonian_fluid
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7