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viscous dissipation
  افتال ِ وشکسان  
eftâl-e vošksân
Fr.: dissipation visqueuse  

A degradation of → mechanical energy that is irreversibly converted to → thermal energy due to → viscous forces in the → fluid. Viscous dissipation occurs in → turbulent flows.

See also: → viscous; → dissipation.