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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when increased flow rate disturbs laminar layers?
A)Onset of turbulent flow behavior✓
B)Fluid viscosity decreases sharply
C)System pressure drops to zero
D)Reynolds number approaches zero
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Turbulence begins caused by inertial forces overpowering viscous forces, leading to chaotic fluid motion, specifically the onset of turbulent flow, because the shear stress escalates with turbulent mixing; therefore turbulence happens, rather than idealized laminar flow which only occurs at low Reynolds numbers.
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