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Old January 12th, 2017, 05:47 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by Triple Jim View Post
Contrary to what you would think, humidity reduces air viscosity and density.

https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/f...d/jpcrd526.pdf
Interesting, Jim.

It seems that the paper states that the viscosity increases with temperature for pure air, water steam and any mix alike.



Would you consider viscosity of the oils used in our bikes a form of internal friction between particle layers to keep the fluid moving?
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