Unit km²/s
Name square kilometre per second
Category Kinematic Viscosity
Details The unit km²/s (square kilometer per second) in the field of kinematic viscosity is the measurement of a fluid's resistance to flow, with a focus on the fluid's motion itself while accounting for the fluid's density.

Kinematic viscosity is the ratio of dynamic viscosity to the fluid's density, and it quantifies how easily the fluid flows under its own weight or due to external forces like pressure. A higher value for kinematic viscosity indicates that the fluid has a greater resistance to flow, thereby leading to a slower movement. Conversely, a lower value indicates a lower resistance to flow, leading to faster fluid motion.

The unit km²/s is used to express kinematic viscosity. A square kilometer is a unit of area that is 1000 meters on each side, and a second is a unit of time, so km²/s represents an area flow rate. This means that for every second that elapses, a certain amount of the fluid - represented by the square kilometers - spreads or moves in the container or surface it is on.

For example, a fluid with a kinematic viscosity of 1 km²/s would spread or flow 1 square kilometer in one second. This unit is relatively large, and kinematic viscosity values are typically expressed in smaller units, such as the commonly used centistokes (cSt) or square millimeter per second (mm²/s).
km²/s(square kilometre per second) to am²/d(square attometre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to am²/h(square attometre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to am²/min(square attometre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to am²/s(square attometre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to aSt(attostokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to cm²/d(square centimetre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to cm²/h(square centimetre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to cm²/min(square centimetre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to cm²/s(square centimetre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to cSt(centistokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to dam²/d(square decametre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to dam²/h(square decametre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to dam²/min(square decametre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to dam²/s(square decametre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to daSt(decastokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to dm²/d(square decimetre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to dm²/h(square decimetre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to dm²/min(square decimetre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to dm²/s(square decimetre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to dSt(decistokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Em²/d(square exametre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Em²/h(square exametre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Em²/min(square exametre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Em²/s(square exametre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to ESt(exastokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to fm²/d(square femtometre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to fm²/h(square femtometre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to fm²/min(square femtometre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to fm²/s(square femtometre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to fSt(femtostokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Gm²/d(square gigametre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Gm²/h(square gigametre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Gm²/min(square gigametre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Gm²/s(square gigametre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to GSt(gigastokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to hm²/d(square hectometre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to hm²/h(square hectometre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to hm²/min(square hectometre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to hm²/s(square hectometre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to hSt(hectostokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to km²/d(square kilometre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to km²/h(square kilometre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to km²/min(square kilometre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to kSt(kilostokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Mm²/d(square megametre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to mm²/d(square millimetre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Mm²/h(square megametre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to mm²/h(square millimetre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to mm²/min(square millimetre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Mm²/min(square megametre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to mm²/s(square millimetre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Mm²/s(square megametre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to MSt(megastokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to mSt(millistokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to m²/d(square metre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to m²/h(square metre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to m²/min(square metre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to m²/s(square metre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to nm²/d(square nanometre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to nm²/h(square nanometre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to nm²/min(square nanometre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to nm²/s(square nanometre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to nSt(nanostokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Pm²/d(square petametre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to pm²/d(square picometre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Pm²/h(square petametre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to pm²/h(square picometre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Pm²/min(square petametre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to pm²/min(square picometre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Pm²/s(square petametre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to pm²/s(square picometre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to PSt(petastokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to pSt(picostokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to St(stokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Tm²/d(square terametre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Tm²/h(square terametre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Tm²/min(square terametre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Tm²/s(square terametre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to TSt(terastokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to ym²/d(square yoctometre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Ym²/d(square yottametre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to ym²/h(square yoctometre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Ym²/h(square yottametre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to ym²/min(square yoctometre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Ym²/min(square yottametre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to ym²/s(square yoctometre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Ym²/s(square yottametre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to ySt(yoctostokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to YSt(yottastokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to zm²/d(square zeptometre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Zm²/d(square zettametre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to zm²/h(square zeptometre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Zm²/h(square zettametre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to zm²/min(square zeptometre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Zm²/min(square zettametre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to zm²/s(square zeptometre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to Zm²/s(square zettametre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to zSt(zeptostokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to ZSt(zettastokes)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to µm²/d(square micrometre per day)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to µm²/h(square micrometre per hour)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to µm²/min(square micrometre per minute)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to µm²/s(square micrometre per second)km²/s(square kilometre per second) to µSt(microstokes)