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Chapter 6 : Principles of Physical Similarity and Dimensional Analysis

Lecture 19 :

Dimensions of Various Physical Quantities in Tabular Format

Physical Quantity	Dimension

Mass	M

Length	L

Time	T

Temperature	θ

Velocity	LT^-1

Angular velocity	T^-1

Acceleration	LT^-2

Angular Acceleration	T^-2

Force, Thrust, Weight	MLT^-2

Stress, Pressure	ML^-1T^-2

Momentum	MLT^-1

Angular Momentum	ML²T^-1

Moment, Torque	ML²T^-2

Work, Energy	ML²T^-2

Power	ML²T^-3

Stream Function	L²T^-1

Vorticity, Shear Rate	T^-1

Velocity Potential	L²T^-1

Density	ML^-3

Coefficient of Dynamic Viscosity	ML^-1T^-1

Coefficient of Kinematic Viscosity	L²T^-1

Surface Tension	MT^-2

Bulk Modulus of Elasticity	ML^-1T^-2