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Poise
Dynamic-cgs System

Poise (P)

The poise (P) is the CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to 0.1 Pa·s or 100 centipoise. Named after Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille who studied blood flow. Water is 0.01 P, glycerin is ~15 P at 20°C. One poise = 1 g/(cm·s) = 1 dyn·s/cm².

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Conversion Factors

1 P 0.1 Pa·s
1 P 100 mPa·s
1 P 100000 μPa·s
1 P 0.1 N·s/m²
1 P 0.1 kg/(m·s)
1 P 100 cP
1 P 1000 mP
1 P 1 dyn·s/cm²
1 P 0.0020885434 lbf·s/ft²
1 P 0.067196895 lb/(ft·s)
1 P 1.450377439e-5 lbf·s/in²
1 P 0.0020885434 slug/(ft·s)
1 P 1.450377439e-5 reyn
1 P 0.1 m²/s
1 P 100000 mm²/s
1 P 1000 cm²/s
1 P 1000 St
1 P 100000 cSt
1 P 1000000 mSt
1 P 1.0763910417 ft²/s
1 P 155.00031 in²/s
1 P 3875.00775 ft²/h
1 P 0 SUS
1 P 0 SSU

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