Viscosity
How thick a fuel or oil is, in mm²/s (cSt); the viscosity controller sets the fuel heating to reach the injection value.
In 9 languages
| Language | Term |
|---|---|
| English | Viscosity |
| Russian | Вязкость |
| Romanian | Vâscozitate |
| Polish | Lepkość |
| Latvian | Viskozitāte |
| Filipino | Viscosity (lapot) |
| Indonesian | Viskositas |
| Chinese | 黏度 |
| Croatian | Viskoznost |
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