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As emphasized in Section 1, the inability of a fluid to sustain a tangential force is a very important characteristic. A tangential force will cause a fluid to lose its shape or to deform. Continuous deformation is known as “flow”.
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Whittaker, A. (1985). Fluid Flow: Principles, Models, & Measurement. In: Whittaker, A. (eds) Theory and Applications of Drilling Fluid Hydraulics. The EXLOG Series of Petroleum Geology and Engineering Handbooks, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5303-1_2
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