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← ScienceWhich effect occurs when flow past an airfoil reaches transition regime?
A)Increased pressure drag dominates form✓
B)Lift coefficient becomes linearly stable
C)Laminar separation point is delayed
D)Decreased skin friction across boundary
💡 Explanation
When the Reynolds number reaches the transition regime, increased turbulent kinetic energy causes form drag to dominate skin friction drag, because flow reverses and stalls; therefore pressure drag overwhelms, rather than a beneficial laminar effect arises.
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