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Described as a unit of dynamic viscosity, centipoise is the amount of
Viscosity Cups
force necessary to move a layer of liquid in relation to another liquid.
Units For Viscosity
Centipoise is considered the standard unit of measurement for fluids of all
High Viscosity
types. It is one hundredth of a poise. The symbol for centipoise is cP or
Viscosity Standard
cps, depending on the source.
Relative Viscosity
Though centipoise may seem a very technical and difficult to understand
term, understanding it is simple once you have a firm grasp of viscosity.
Viscosity is the measure of a fluid's resistance to flow. An easy way of
understanding it is to think of viscosity as fluid friction. Thinner liquids,
such as water, have lower viscosities, while thicker liquids like oil have
higher viscosities.

A viscometer can be used to measure centipoise. A viscometer is an

instrument that measures the force required to rotate a spindle at a
specific rate. There are other types of viscometers as well. Some use
objects, like bubbles or balls, for measuring. Rheometers or plastometers
may be used to obtain centipoise measurements of high-viscosity fluids or
molten polymers.

Water at approximately 70°F (21°C) is about one centipoise. When

determining centipoise, all other fluids are calibrated to the viscosity of
water. Blood has a viscosity of 10 centipoise, and ethylene glycol has a
viscosity of 15 centipoise.

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The average person may never encounter a need to learn much about
viscosity and centipoise. However, those in science and engineering
fields, as well as college students in related majors, may find centipoise a
vital unit of measurement. In fact, centipoise measurements are used in
everything from fuel and adhesive industries to certain types of food
processing and refrigeration-related industries.
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anon150857 @anon30162: The difference between Centipoise and centi

viscosity in centipoise to the density of the liquid."
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anon70571 Centipoise divided by specific gravity is equal to centistokes

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anon47952 ". . . amount of force necessary to move a layer of liquid in r

Post 3 dimensions of:(mass*distance)/time^2. Is there a direct conv
have units of pressure?

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anon30162 What is the difference between centipoise and centistokes?

Post 2 measurement of the same thing?

anon26716 Your article mainly aimed at fluids we can assume gases ha

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