Which effect limits hydraulic pump efficiency as Reynolds number increases?

💡 Explanation

Increased Reynolds number causes turbulent flow within the pump, because transition overcomes viscous damping. Therefore, more energy dissipates into chaotic motion via turbulent kinetic energy dissipation, rather than contributing to useful output pressure.

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