In volcanology , a lava dome is a circular, mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano . Dome-building eruptions are common, particularly in convergent plate boundary settings. Around 6% of eruptions on Earth form lava domes. The geochemistry of lava domes can vary from basalt (e.g. Semeru , 1946) to rhyolite (e.g. Chaiten , 2010) although the majority are of intermediate composition (such as Santiaguito , dacite - andesite , present day) The characteristic dome shape is attributed to high viscosity that prevents the lava from flowing very far. This high viscosity can be obtained in two ways: by high levels of silica in the magma, or by degassing of fluid magma . Since viscous basaltic and andesitic domes weather fast and easily break apart by further input of fluid lava, most of the preserved domes have high silica content and consist of rhyolite or dacite .
56-666: Glacier Dome is a lava dome in northwestern British Columbia , Canada , located near Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park . It last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch. 57°46′N 130°35′W / 57.77°N 130.58°W / 57.77; -130.58 This article related to a mountain, mountain range, or peak in British Columbia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
112-435: A magnetic field , possibly to the point of behaving like a solid. The viscous forces that arise during fluid flow are distinct from the elastic forces that occur in a solid in response to shear, compression, or extension stresses. While in the latter the stress is proportional to the amount of shear deformation, in a fluid it is proportional to the rate of deformation over time. For this reason, James Clerk Maxwell used
168-436: A constant viscosity ( non-Newtonian fluids ) cannot be described by a single number. Non-Newtonian fluids exhibit a variety of different correlations between shear stress and shear rate. One of the most common instruments for measuring kinematic viscosity is the glass capillary viscometer. In coating industries, viscosity may be measured with a cup in which the efflux time is measured. There are several sorts of cup—such as
224-453: A cryptodome was in the May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens , where the explosive eruption began after a landslide caused the side of the volcano to collapse, leading to explosive decompression of the subterranean cryptodome. A lava spine or lava spire is a growth that can form on the top of a lava dome. A lava spine can increase the instability of the underlying lava dome. A recent example of
280-532: A flow front 400 metres (1,300 ft) tall (the dark scalloped line at lower left). There is another prominent coulée flow on the flank of Llullaillaco volcano, in Argentina , and other examples in the Andes . Viscous Viscosity is a measure of a fluid's rate-dependent resistance to a change in shape or to movement of its neighboring portions relative to one another. For liquids, it corresponds to
336-506: A fluid, just as thermal conductivity characterizes heat transport, and (mass) diffusivity characterizes mass transport. This perspective is implicit in Newton's law of viscosity, τ = μ ( ∂ u / ∂ y ) {\displaystyle \tau =\mu (\partial u/\partial y)} , because the shear stress τ {\displaystyle \tau } has units equivalent to
392-617: A lava spine is the spine formed in 1997 at the Soufrière Hills Volcano on Montserrat. Coulées (or coulees) are lava domes that have experienced some flow away from their original position, thus resembling both lava domes and lava flows . The world's largest known dacite flow is the Chao dacite dome complex , a huge coulée flow-dome between two volcanoes in northern Chile . This flow is over 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long, has obvious flow features like pressure ridges, and
448-671: A location in the Interior of British Columbia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lava dome Existence of lava domes has been suggested for some domed structures on the Moon , Venus , and Mars , e.g. the Martian surface in the western part of Arcadia Planitia and within Terra Sirenum . Lava domes evolve unpredictably, due to non-linear dynamics caused by crystallization and outgassing of
504-415: A momentum flux , i.e., momentum per unit time per unit area. Thus, τ {\displaystyle \tau } can be interpreted as specifying the flow of momentum in the y {\displaystyle y} direction from one fluid layer to the next. Per Newton's law of viscosity, this momentum flow occurs across a velocity gradient, and the magnitude of the corresponding momentum flux
560-452: A rough indicator of magma supply , but it shows no systematic relationship to the timing or characteristics of lava dome explosions. Gravitational collapse of a lava dome can produce a block and ash flow . A cryptodome (from the Greek κρυπτός , kryptos , "hidden, secret") is a dome-shaped structure created by accumulation of viscous magma at a shallow depth. One example of
616-416: A specific fluid state. To standardize comparisons among experiments and theoretical models, viscosity data is sometimes extrapolated to ideal limiting cases, such as the zero shear limit, or (for gases) the zero density limit. Transport theory provides an alternative interpretation of viscosity in terms of momentum transport: viscosity is the material property which characterizes momentum transport within
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#1732802157070672-664: Is 1 cP divided by 1000 kg/m^3, close to the density of water. The kinematic viscosity of water at 20 °C is about 1 cSt. The most frequently used systems of US customary, or Imperial , units are the British Gravitational (BG) and English Engineering (EE). In the BG system, dynamic viscosity has units of pound -seconds per square foot (lb·s/ft ), and in the EE system it has units of pound-force -seconds per square foot (lbf·s/ft ). The pound and pound-force are equivalent;
728-457: Is a linear combination of the shear and bulk viscosities that describes the reaction of a solid elastic material to elongation. It is widely used for characterizing polymers. In geology , earth materials that exhibit viscous deformation at least three orders of magnitude greater than their elastic deformation are sometimes called rheids . Viscosity is measured with various types of viscometers and rheometers . Close temperature control of
784-462: Is a calculation derived from tests performed on drilling fluid used in oil or gas well development. These calculations and tests help engineers develop and maintain the properties of the drilling fluid to the specifications required. Nanoviscosity (viscosity sensed by nanoprobes) can be measured by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy . The SI unit of dynamic viscosity is the newton -second per square meter (N·s/m ), also frequently expressed in
840-550: Is a viscosity tensor that maps the velocity gradient tensor ∂ v k / ∂ r ℓ {\displaystyle \partial v_{k}/\partial r_{\ell }} onto the viscous stress tensor τ i j {\displaystyle \tau _{ij}} . Since the indices in this expression can vary from 1 to 3, there are 81 "viscosity coefficients" μ i j k l {\displaystyle \mu _{ijkl}} in total. However, assuming that
896-532: Is called the rate of shear deformation or shear velocity , and is the derivative of the fluid speed in the direction parallel to the normal vector of the plates (see illustrations to the right). If the velocity does not vary linearly with y {\displaystyle y} , then the appropriate generalization is: where τ = F / A {\displaystyle \tau =F/A} , and ∂ u / ∂ y {\displaystyle \partial u/\partial y}
952-457: Is derived from the Latin viscum (" mistletoe "). Viscum also referred to a viscous glue derived from mistletoe berries. In materials science and engineering , there is often interest in understanding the forces or stresses involved in the deformation of a material. For instance, if the material were a simple spring, the answer would be given by Hooke's law , which says that
1008-448: Is determined by the viscosity. The analogy with heat and mass transfer can be made explicit. Just as heat flows from high temperature to low temperature and mass flows from high density to low density, momentum flows from high velocity to low velocity. These behaviors are all described by compact expressions, called constitutive relations , whose one-dimensional forms are given here: where ρ {\displaystyle \rho }
1064-540: Is equal to the SI millipascal second (mPa·s). The SI unit of kinematic viscosity is square meter per second (m /s), whereas the CGS unit for kinematic viscosity is the stokes (St, or cm ·s = 0.0001 m ·s ), named after Sir George Gabriel Stokes . In U.S. usage, stoke is sometimes used as the singular form. The submultiple centistokes (cSt) is often used instead, 1 cSt = 1 mm ·s = 10 m ·s . 1 cSt
1120-411: Is forced through a tube, it flows more quickly near the tube's center line than near its walls. Experiments show that some stress (such as a pressure difference between the two ends of the tube) is needed to sustain the flow. This is because a force is required to overcome the friction between the layers of the fluid which are in relative motion. For a tube with a constant rate of flow, the strength of
1176-576: Is in terms of the standard (scalar) viscosity μ {\displaystyle \mu } and the bulk viscosity κ {\displaystyle \kappa } such that α = κ − 2 3 μ {\displaystyle \alpha =\kappa -{\tfrac {2}{3}}\mu } and β = γ = μ {\displaystyle \beta =\gamma =\mu } . In vector notation this appears as: where δ {\displaystyle \mathbf {\delta } }
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#17328021570701232-658: Is not a fundamental law of nature, but rather a constitutive equation (like Hooke's law , Fick's law , and Ohm's law ) which serves to define the viscosity μ {\displaystyle \mu } . Its form is motivated by experiments which show that for a wide range of fluids, μ {\displaystyle \mu } is independent of strain rate. Such fluids are called Newtonian . Gases , water , and many common liquids can be considered Newtonian in ordinary conditions and contexts. However, there are many non-Newtonian fluids that significantly deviate from this behavior. For example: Trouton 's ratio
1288-462: Is observed only at very low temperatures in superfluids ; otherwise, the second law of thermodynamics requires all fluids to have positive viscosity. A fluid that has zero viscosity (non-viscous) is called ideal or inviscid . For non-Newtonian fluid 's viscosity, there are pseudoplastic , plastic , and dilatant flows that are time-independent, and there are thixotropic and rheopectic flows that are time-dependent. The word "viscosity"
1344-537: Is the dynamic viscosity of the fluid, often simply referred to as the viscosity . It is denoted by the Greek letter mu ( μ ). The dynamic viscosity has the dimensions ( m a s s / l e n g t h ) / t i m e {\displaystyle \mathrm {(mass/length)/time} } , therefore resulting in the SI units and the derived units : The aforementioned ratio u / y {\displaystyle u/y}
1400-408: Is the density, J {\displaystyle \mathbf {J} } and q {\displaystyle \mathbf {q} } are the mass and heat fluxes, and D {\displaystyle D} and k t {\displaystyle k_{t}} are the mass diffusivity and thermal conductivity. The fact that mass, momentum, and energy (heat) transport are among
1456-535: Is the high viscosity of the lava that prevents it from flowing far from the vent from which it extrudes, creating a dome-like shape of sticky lava that then cools slowly in-situ. Spines and lava flows are common extrusive products of lava domes. Domes may reach heights of several hundred meters, and can grow slowly and steadily for months (e.g. Unzen volcano), years (e.g. Soufrière Hills volcano), or even centuries (e.g. Mount Merapi volcano). The sides of these structures are composed of unstable rock debris. Due to
1512-425: Is the local shear velocity. This expression is referred to as Newton's law of viscosity . In shearing flows with planar symmetry, it is what defines μ {\displaystyle \mu } . It is a special case of the general definition of viscosity (see below), which can be expressed in coordinate-free form. Use of the Greek letter mu ( μ {\displaystyle \mu } ) for
1568-611: Is the ratio of extensional viscosity to shear viscosity . For a Newtonian fluid, the Trouton ratio is 3. Shear-thinning liquids are very commonly, but misleadingly, described as thixotropic. Viscosity may also depend on the fluid's physical state (temperature and pressure) and other, external , factors. For gases and other compressible fluids , it depends on temperature and varies very slowly with pressure. The viscosity of some fluids may depend on other factors. A magnetorheological fluid , for example, becomes thicker when subjected to
1624-554: Is the unit tensor. This equation can be thought of as a generalized form of Newton's law of viscosity. The bulk viscosity (also called volume viscosity) expresses a type of internal friction that resists the shearless compression or expansion of a fluid. Knowledge of κ {\displaystyle \kappa } is frequently not necessary in fluid dynamics problems. For example, an incompressible fluid satisfies ∇ ⋅ v = 0 {\displaystyle \nabla \cdot \mathbf {v} =0} and so
1680-589: The Zahn cup and the Ford viscosity cup —with the usage of each type varying mainly according to the industry. Also used in coatings, a Stormer viscometer employs load-based rotation to determine viscosity. The viscosity is reported in Krebs units (KU), which are unique to Stormer viscometers. Vibrating viscometers can also be used to measure viscosity. Resonant, or vibrational viscometers work by creating shear waves within
1736-425: The density of the fluid ( ρ ). It is usually denoted by the Greek letter nu ( ν ): and has the dimensions ( l e n g t h ) 2 / t i m e {\displaystyle \mathrm {(length)^{2}/time} } , therefore resulting in the SI units and the derived units : In very general terms, the viscous stresses in a fluid are defined as those resulting from
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1792-431: The shear viscosity . However, at least one author discourages the use of this terminology, noting that μ {\displaystyle \mu } can appear in non-shearing flows in addition to shearing flows. In fluid dynamics, it is sometimes more appropriate to work in terms of kinematic viscosity (sometimes also called the momentum diffusivity ), defined as the ratio of the dynamic viscosity ( μ ) over
1848-491: The BG and EE systems. Nonstandard units include the reyn (lbf·s/in ), a British unit of dynamic viscosity. In the automotive industry the viscosity index is used to describe the change of viscosity with temperature. The reciprocal of viscosity is fluidity , usually symbolized by ϕ = 1 / μ {\displaystyle \phi =1/\mu } or F = 1 / μ {\displaystyle F=1/\mu } , depending on
1904-468: The Couette flow, a fluid is trapped between two infinitely large plates, one fixed and one in parallel motion at constant speed u {\displaystyle u} (see illustration to the right). If the speed of the top plate is low enough (to avoid turbulence), then in steady state the fluid particles move parallel to it, and their speed varies from 0 {\displaystyle 0} at
1960-425: The bottom to u {\displaystyle u} at the top. Each layer of fluid moves faster than the one just below it, and friction between them gives rise to a force resisting their relative motion. In particular, the fluid applies on the top plate a force in the direction opposite to its motion, and an equal but opposite force on the bottom plate. An external force is therefore required in order to keep
2016-420: The compensating force is proportional to the fluid's viscosity. In general, viscosity depends on a fluid's state, such as its temperature, pressure, and rate of deformation. However, the dependence on some of these properties is negligible in certain cases. For example, the viscosity of a Newtonian fluid does not vary significantly with the rate of deformation. Zero viscosity (no resistance to shear stress )
2072-602: The convention used, measured in reciprocal poise (P , or cm · s · g ), sometimes called the rhe . Fluidity is seldom used in engineering practice. At one time the petroleum industry relied on measuring kinematic viscosity by means of the Saybolt viscometer , and expressing kinematic viscosity in units of Saybolt universal seconds (SUS). Other abbreviations such as SSU ( Saybolt seconds universal ) or SUV ( Saybolt universal viscosity ) are sometimes used. Kinematic viscosity in centistokes can be converted from SUS according to
2128-465: The dynamic viscosity (sometimes also called the absolute viscosity ) is common among mechanical and chemical engineers , as well as mathematicians and physicists. However, the Greek letter eta ( η {\displaystyle \eta } ) is also used by chemists, physicists, and the IUPAC . The viscosity μ {\displaystyle \mu } is sometimes also called
2184-457: The equivalent forms pascal - second (Pa·s), kilogram per meter per second (kg·m ·s ) and poiseuille (Pl). The CGS unit is the poise (P, or g·cm ·s = 0.1 Pa·s), named after Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille . It is commonly expressed, particularly in ASTM standards, as centipoise (cP). The centipoise is convenient because the viscosity of water at 20 °C is about 1 cP, and one centipoise
2240-409: The fluid do not depend on the distance the fluid has been sheared; rather, they depend on how quickly the shearing occurs. Viscosity is the material property which relates the viscous stresses in a material to the rate of change of a deformation (the strain rate). Although it applies to general flows, it is easy to visualize and define in a simple shearing flow, such as a planar Couette flow . In
2296-459: The fluid is essential to obtain accurate measurements, particularly in materials like lubricants, whose viscosity can double with a change of only 5 °C. A rheometer is used for fluids that cannot be defined by a single value of viscosity and therefore require more parameters to be set and measured than is the case for a viscometer. For some fluids, the viscosity is constant over a wide range of shear rates ( Newtonian fluids ). The fluids without
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2352-426: The force experienced by a spring is proportional to the distance displaced from equilibrium. Stresses which can be attributed to the deformation of a material from some rest state are called elastic stresses. In other materials, stresses are present which can be attributed to the deformation rate over time . These are called viscous stresses. For instance, in a fluid such as water the stresses which arise from shearing
2408-402: The highly viscous lava in the dome's conduit . Domes undergo various processes such as growth, collapse, solidification and erosion . Lava domes grow by endogenic dome growth or exogenic dome growth. The former implies the enlargement of a lava dome due to the influx of magma into the dome interior, and the latter refers to discrete lobes of lava emplaced upon the surface of the dome. It
2464-413: The informal concept of thickness ; for example, syrup has a higher viscosity than water . Viscosity is defined scientifically as a force multiplied by a time divided by an area. Thus its SI units are newton-seconds per square meter, or pascal-seconds. Viscosity quantifies the internal frictional force between adjacent layers of fluid that are in relative motion. For instance, when a viscous fluid
2520-425: The intermittent buildup of gas pressure , erupting domes can often experience episodes of explosive eruption over time. If part of a lava dome collapses and exposes pressurized magma, pyroclastic flows can be produced. Other hazards associated with lava domes are the destruction of property from lava flows , forest fires , and lahars triggered from re-mobilization of loose ash and debris. Lava domes are one of
2576-529: The liquid. In this method, the sensor is submerged in the fluid and is made to resonate at a specific frequency. As the surface of the sensor shears through the liquid, energy is lost due to its viscosity. This dissipated energy is then measured and converted into a viscosity reading. A higher viscosity causes a greater loss of energy. Extensional viscosity can be measured with various rheometers that apply extensional stress . Volume viscosity can be measured with an acoustic rheometer . Apparent viscosity
2632-435: The most relevant processes in continuum mechanics is not a coincidence: these are among the few physical quantities that are conserved at the microscopic level in interparticle collisions. Thus, rather than being dictated by the fast and complex microscopic interaction timescale, their dynamics occurs on macroscopic timescales, as described by the various equations of transport theory and hydrodynamics. Newton's law of viscosity
2688-567: The principal structural features of many stratovolcanoes worldwide. Lava domes are prone to unusually dangerous explosions since they can contain rhyolitic silica -rich lava. Characteristics of lava dome eruptions include shallow, long-period and hybrid seismicity , which is attributed to excess fluid pressures in the contributing vent chamber. Other characteristics of lava domes include their hemispherical dome shape, cycles of dome growth over long periods, and sudden onsets of violent explosive activity. The average rate of dome growth may be used as
2744-515: The relative velocity of different fluid particles. As such, the viscous stresses must depend on spatial gradients of the flow velocity. If the velocity gradients are small, then to a first approximation the viscous stresses depend only on the first derivatives of the velocity. (For Newtonian fluids, this is also a linear dependence.) In Cartesian coordinates, the general relationship can then be written as where μ i j k ℓ {\displaystyle \mu _{ijk\ell }}
2800-555: The term fugitive elasticity for fluid viscosity. However, many liquids (including water) will briefly react like elastic solids when subjected to sudden stress. Conversely, many "solids" (even granite ) will flow like liquids, albeit very slowly, even under arbitrarily small stress. Such materials are best described as viscoelastic —that is, possessing both elasticity (reaction to deformation) and viscosity (reaction to rate of deformation). Viscoelastic solids may exhibit both shear viscosity and bulk viscosity. The extensional viscosity
2856-715: The term containing κ {\displaystyle \kappa } drops out. Moreover, κ {\displaystyle \kappa } is often assumed to be negligible for gases since it is 0 {\displaystyle 0} in a monatomic ideal gas . One situation in which κ {\displaystyle \kappa } can be important is the calculation of energy loss in sound and shock waves , described by Stokes' law of sound attenuation , since these phenomena involve rapid expansions and compressions. The defining equations for viscosity are not fundamental laws of nature, so their usefulness, as well as methods for measuring or calculating
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#17328021570702912-583: The top plate moving at constant speed. In many fluids, the flow velocity is observed to vary linearly from zero at the bottom to u {\displaystyle u} at the top. Moreover, the magnitude of the force, F {\displaystyle F} , acting on the top plate is found to be proportional to the speed u {\displaystyle u} and the area A {\displaystyle A} of each plate, and inversely proportional to their separation y {\displaystyle y} : The proportionality factor
2968-513: The two systems differ only in how force and mass are defined. In the BG system the pound is a basic unit from which the unit of mass (the slug ) is defined by Newton's Second Law , whereas in the EE system the units of force and mass (the pound-force and pound-mass respectively) are defined independently through the Second Law using the proportionality constant g c . Kinematic viscosity has units of square feet per second (ft /s) in both
3024-403: The viscosity depends only space- and time-dependent macroscopic fields (such as temperature and density) defining local equilibrium. Nevertheless, viscosity may still carry a non-negligible dependence on several system properties, such as temperature, pressure, and the amplitude and frequency of any external forcing. Therefore, precision measurements of viscosity are only defined with respect to
3080-571: The viscosity rank-2 tensor is isotropic reduces these 81 coefficients to three independent parameters α {\displaystyle \alpha } , β {\displaystyle \beta } , γ {\displaystyle \gamma } : and furthermore, it is assumed that no viscous forces may arise when the fluid is undergoing simple rigid-body rotation, thus β = γ {\displaystyle \beta =\gamma } , leaving only two independent parameters. The most usual decomposition
3136-500: The viscosity, must be established using separate means. A potential issue is that viscosity depends, in principle, on the full microscopic state of the fluid, which encompasses the positions and momenta of every particle in the system. Such highly detailed information is typically not available in realistic systems. However, under certain conditions most of this information can be shown to be negligible. In particular, for Newtonian fluids near equilibrium and far from boundaries (bulk state),
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