Carbon Dioxide - Dynamic and Kinematic Viscosity vs. Temperature and Pressure

The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to gradual deformation by shear stress or tensile stress .

For further definitions, go to Absolute (dynamic) and kinematic viscosity . Absolute or dynamic viscosity is used to calculate Reynold's Number to determine if a fluid flow is laminar, transient or turbulent.

Tabulated values and viscosity units conversion are given below the figures.

Carbon dioxide phase diagram

Online Carbon Dioxide Viscosity Calculator

The calculator below can be used to calculate carbon dioxide dynamic or kinematic viscosity at given temperatures and atmospheric pressure.
The output dynamic viscosity is given as Pa*s, N*s/m ² , cP, mPa*s, lb _f *s/ft ² and lb _m /(ft*h),
while the kinematic viscosity is given as cSt, m ² /s, and ft ² /s

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See also other properties of Carbon Dioxide at varying temperature and pressure: Density and specific weight , Prandtl number , Specific heat (Heat capacity) , Thermal conductivity , and Thermophysical properties at standard conditions ,
as well as dynamic and kinematic viscosity of air , ammonia , benzene , butane , ethane , ethanol , ethylene , methane , methanol , nitrogen , oxygen , propane and water .

Dynamic and kinematic viscosity of carbon dioxide at atmospheric pressure and varying temperature:

Dynamic viscosity of carbon dioxide at gas-liquid equilibrium pressure:

Kinematic viscosity of carbon dioxide at gas-liquid equilibrium pressure:

Dynamic viscosity of carbon dioxide at varying temperature and 1, 10, 50 and 100 bara (14.5, 145, 725 and 1450 psia):

Kinematic viscosity of carbon dioxide at varying temperature and 1, 10, 50 and 100 bara (14.5, 145, 725 and 1450 psia):

Dynamic (absolute) and kinematic viscosity of Carbon Dioxide at given temperatures and pressures, SI and Imperial units:

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Unit conversion:

Viscosity, Dynamic (Absolute)

Absolute or Dynamic Viscosity Unit Converter
centipoise [cP], gram/(centimeter second) [g/(cm s)] = poise [P],  kilogram/meter second [kg/m s]=newton second/square meter [N s/m ² ]= pascal second [Pa s], pound/(foot hour) [lb/(ft h)], pound/(foot second) [lb/(ft s)], reyn [reyn]

• 1 cP = 0.001 Pa s = 0.01 P = = 0.01 g/(cm sec) = 6.72197x10 ^-4 lb/(ft s) = 2.4191 lb/(ft h)
• 1 lb/(ft h) = 0.00027778 lb/(ft s) = 0.00041338 Pa s = 0.0041338 P = 0.41338 cP
• 1 lb/(ft s) = 3600 lb/(ft h) = 1.48816 Pa s = 14.8816 P = 1488.16 cP
• 1 kg/(m s ) = 1 (N s)/m ² = 1 Pa s = 10 P = 1000 cP = 0.672197 lb/(ft s) = 2419.09 lb/(ft h)
• 1 (N s)/m ² = 1 kg/(m s ) = 1 Pa s = 10 P = 1000 cP = 0.672197 lb/(ft s) = 2419.09 lb/(ft h)
• 1 P = 1 g/(cm s) = 0.1 Pa s = 100 cP = 0.067197 lb/(ft s) = 241.909 lb/(ft h)
• 1 Pa s = 1 kg/(m s) = 1 (N s)/m ² = 10 P = 1000 cP = 0.672197 lb/(ft s) = 2419.08 lb/(ft h) =  0.00014504 reyn
• 1 reyn = 6894.76 Pa s

Viscosity, Kinematic

Kinematic Viscosity Unit Converter
centistoke [cSt] = square millimeter/second [mm ² /s], square foot/hour [ft ² /h], square foot/second [ft ² /s], square inch/second [in ² /s], square meter/hour [m ² /h], square meter/second [m ² /s], stoke [St] = square centimeter/second [cm ² /s]

• 1 cm ² /s = 1 St = 100 mm ² /s = 100 cSt = 1x10 ^-4 m ² /s = 0.36 m ² /h = 1.07639x10 ^-3 ft ² /s = 3.875008 ft ² /h = 0.1550003 in ² /s
• 1 cSt = 1 mm ² /s = 0.01 St = 1x10 ^-6 m ² /s = 0.0036 m ² /h = 1.07639x10 ^-5 ft ² /s = 0.03875008 ft ² /h = 0.001550003 in ² /s
• 1 ft ² /h = 2.7778x10 ^-4 ft ² /s = 0.04 in ² /s = 2.58064x10 ^-5 m ² /s = 0.09290304 m ² /h = 25.8064 cS = 0.258064 St
• 1 ft ² /s = 3600 ft ² /h = 144 in ² /s = 0.09290304 m ² /s = 334.451 m ² /h = 92903.04 cSt = 929.0304 St
• 1 in ² /s = 0.0069444 ft ² /s = 25 ft ² /h = 0.00064516 m ² /s = 2.322576 m ² /h = 645.16 cSt = 6.4516 St
• 1 m ² /h = 1/3600 m ² /s = 2.7778x10 ^-4 m ² /s = 2.7778 cm ² /s = 277.78 mm ² /s = 277.78 cSt = 2.7778 St = 0.00298998 ft ² /s = 10.7639 ft ² /h = 0.430556 in ² /s
• 1 m ² /s = 3600 m ² /h = 1x10 ⁴ cm ² /s = 1x10 ⁴ St = 1x10 ⁶ mm ² /s = 1x10 ⁶ cSt = 10.7639 ft ² /s = 38750.08 ft ² /h = 1550003 in ² /s
• 1 mm ² /s = 1 cSt = 1x10 ^-6 m ² /s = 0.0036 m ² /h = 0.01 cm ² /s = 0.01 St = 1.07639x10 ^-5 ft ² /s = 0.03875008 ft ² /h = 0.001550003 in ² /s
• 1 St = 1 cm ² /s = 100 cSt = 100 mm ² /s = 1x10 ^-4 m ² /s = 0.36 m ² /h = 1.076x10 ^-3 ft ² /s = 3.875008 ft ² /h = 0.1550003 in ² /s