Which effect enhances boundary layer separation in airfoils?

💡 Explanation

An adverse pressure gradient causes boundary layer separation because streamwise deceleration overwhelms momentum transfer via viscosity; therefore momentum reduces rather than kinetic energy increasing delaying or accelerating flow.

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