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Which outcome occurs when exceeding channel Reynolds number?

A)Turbulence increases wall shear stress
B)Laminar flow becomes more stable
C)Pressure drop minimizes significantly anyway
D)Viscosity effects become strongly dominant

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Transition to turbulence causes increased momentum transfer because of chaotic eddy formation due to higher fluid velocity, and this raises shear stress. Therefore shear stress intensifies rather than viscosity dominating, because turbulence introduces entirely greater stresses.

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