Equivalence
Equivalence
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I would like to know the equivalence between API grade and cP or cStoke viscosity.
Thanks a lot
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RE: Equivalence
SG(oil) = 141.5/(131.5+API Gravity)
The current Petroleum Engineer's Handbook by Bradley has a chart to go from oil specific gravity to kinematic viscosity (centistokes). Earlier versions went from API to viscosity, but the whole "degree API" always got confused with a temperature correction.
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RE: Equivalence
This is correlated to the dynamic viscosity by multiplying with the density and correcting for units.
cP=0.001 Pa*sec=0.001 kg/(m*sec)
So if you have that water has a vicosity of 1 cSt and a density of 1000 kg/m3 then:
1cSt= 1*1000/1000000 = 0.001 Pa*sec = 1cP
Best regards
Morten