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Be st Practice 7 .7 Lube, Seal and Control Oil System Best Practices

Fig 7.7.5b Centrifugal pump data sheet (Courtesy of The American Petroleum Institute)

layer of fluid is made to move in relation to another layer. There The absolute viscosity metric system equivalent is a ‘poise’:
are two basic viscosity parameters e absolute viscosity and
kinematic viscosity. dyne-seconds
Absolute viscosities are given in terms of force required to centimeter 2
move a unit area a unit distance:
lb force e seconds Absolute viscosities are usually expressed in centipoises;
ft 2 1/100 of a poise.

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