Which efficiency loss mechanism appears when turbine blades experience subsonic flutter?

💡 Explanation

Subsonic flutter generates oscillating shockwaves that dissipate kinetic energy as heat through viscous dissipation within boundary layers; therefore, the efficiency decreases because kinetic energy is lost to irreversible thermalization, rather than being converted to useable shaft work.

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