Which mechanism inhibits laminar flow inside pipelines carrying viscous crude oil?

💡 Explanation

Viscous crude oils can exhibit shear-thinning, a type of Non-Newtonian fluid behavior, because higher shear rates encountered near the pipe walls reduce effective viscosity and disrupt laminar conditions, therefore turbulent flow emerges more readily, rather than streamlined behavior related ideal Newtonian fluids.

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