Equation (1) is known as the Newtons Law of Friction.

In the SI system the dynamic viscosity units are N s/m2, Pa.s or kg/m.s where 1 Pa.s = 1 N s/m2 = 1 kg/m.s The dynamic viscosity is also often expressed in the metric CGS (centimeter-gram-second) system as g/cm.s, dyne.s/cm2 or poise (p) where 1 poise = 1 dyne s/cm2 = 1 g/cm.s = 1/10 Pa.s = 1/10 N.s/m2 For practical use the Poise is to large and it's usual divided by 100 into the smaller unit called the centiPoise (cP) where 1 p = 100 cP 1 cP = 0.01 poise = 0.01 gram per cm second = 0.001 Pascal second = 1 milliPascal second = 0.001 N.s/m2 Water at 68.4oF (20.2oC) has an absolute viscosity of one - 1 centiPoise.

Kinematic Viscosity
is the ratio of absolute or dynamic viscosity to density - a quantity in which no force is involved. Kinematic viscosity can be obtained by dividing the absolute viscosity of a fluid with it's mass density =/ (2) where = kinematic viscosity = absolute or dynamic viscosity = density In the SI-system the theoretical unit is m2/s or commonly used Stoke (St) where 1 St (Stokes) = 10-4 m2/s = 1 cm2/s Since the Stoke is an unpractical large unit, it is usual divided by 100 to give the unit called Centistokes (cSt) where 1 St = 100 cSt 1 cSt (centiStokes) = 10-6 m2/s = 1 mm2/s Since the specific gravity of water at 68.4oF (20.2oC) is almost one, the kinematic viscosity of water at 68.4oF is for all practical purposes 1.0 mm2/s (cSt). The kinematic viscosity of water at 68F (20C) is 1.0038 mm2/s (cSt)