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← ScienceWhich consequence results when laminar flow transitions to turbulence in an oil pipeline?
A)Increased energy dissipation and pressure drop✓
B)Reduced heat transfer at pipe walls
C)Decreased corrosion across pipe segments
D)Enhanced acoustic impedance matching network
💡 Explanation
A transition to turbulence causes greater mixing and interactions, therefore increasing the frictional forces inside pipe, because viscous drag dominates energy dissipation enhancing pressure drop rather than reduced dissipation arising alternative flow dynamics.
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