A quantity ζ which enters into equations at any point where the flow involves a change
in volume, i.e. is dilatational. If the deformation is purely dilatational, the average
of three
normal stress components is:
where
is the hydrostatic pressure at the point considered in the absence of motion.
Source:
PAC, 1979, 51, 1213
(Manual of symbols and terminology for physicochemical quantities and units. Appendix
II: Definitions, terminology and symbols in colloid and surface chemistry. Part 1.13.
Selected definitions, terminology and symbols for rheological properties)
on page 1216