Poise (unit)
The poise (symbol P; /pɔɪz, pwɑːz/) is the unit of dynamic viscosity (absolute viscosity) in the centimetre–gram–second system of units.[1] It is named after Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille (see Hagen–Poiseuille equation).
| poise | |
|---|---|
| Unit system | Centimetre–gram–second system of units |
| Unit of | Dynamic viscosity |
| Symbol | P |
| Named after | Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille |
| Conversions | |
| 1 P in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| CGS base units | 1 g⋅cm−1⋅s−1 |
| SI units | 0.1 Pa⋅s |
The analogous unit in the International System of Units is the pascal-second (Pa⋅s):[2]
The poise is often used with the metric prefix centi- because the viscosity of water at 20 °C (NTP) is almost exactly 1 centipoise.[3] A centipoise is one hundredth of a poise, or one millipascal-second (mPa⋅s) in SI units (1 cP = 10−3 Pa⋅s = 1 mPa⋅s).[4]
The CGS symbol for the centipoise is cP. The abbreviations cps, cp, and cPs are sometimes seen.
Liquid water has a viscosity of 0.00890 P at 25 °C at a pressure of 1 atmosphere (0.00890 P = 0.890 cP = 0.890 mPa⋅s).[5]
References
- Gooch, Jan W. (2010). Encyclopedia dictionary of polymers (2nd ed.). Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-1-4419-6246-1.
- Reid, Robert C. (1987). The Properties of Gases and Liquids (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
- Parker, Sybil P. (1988). Fluid Mechanics Source Book (1st ed.). McGraw-Hill.
- Lide, David R. (1994). CRC Handbook of Thermophysical and Thermochemical Data (1st ed.). CRC Press.
- "Viscosity of Liquids", in CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 91st Edition, W.M. Haynes, ed., CRC Press/Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, 2010-2011.