Reduced viscosity explained

In fluid dynamics, the reduced viscosity of a polymer is the ratio of the relative viscosity increment (

η _{i} ) to the mass concentration of the species of interest. It has units of volume per unit mass.^[1]

The reduced viscosity is given by:

(η _{i})/(c)

where

η _{i} is the relative viscosity increment given by η _{i} = (η-η _{s})/(η _{s}) (Where η _{s} is the viscosity of the solvent.)

See also

• • Relative viscosity Viscosity
• Intrinsic viscosity
• Huggins equation

Notes and References

1. Book: Reduced viscosity of a polymer. http://goldbook.iupac.org/R05220.html. IUPAC. 10.1351/goldbook.R05220 . The IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology . 2014 .