Wall shear stress

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The wall shear stress, $\tau_w$ , is given by:

$\tau_w = \mu \left(\frac{\partial u}{\partial y} \right)_{y=0}$

Where $\mu$ is the dynamic viscosity, $u$ is the flow velocity parallell to the wall and $y$ is the distance to the wall.

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	Where <math>\mu</math> is the [[Dynamic viscosity\|dynamic viscosity]], <math>u</math> is the flow velocity parallell to the wall and <math>y</math> is the distance to the wall.		Where <math>\mu</math> is the [[Dynamic viscosity\|dynamic viscosity]], <math>u</math> is the flow velocity parallell to the wall and <math>y</math> is the distance to the wall.
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-	~~The SI unit of the kinematic viscosity is <math>Pa</math> or <math>\frac{kg}{m\cdot s^2}</math>.~~