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← ScienceWhich outcome results when a pipe's internal roughness increases, exceeding the laminar flow constraints?
A)Increased skin friction drag develops✓
B)Uniform flow velocity is maintained
C)Kinetic energy conversion is improved
D)Viscosity effects are completely removed
💡 Explanation
Increased roughness triggers a transition to turbulent flow due to increased momentum transfer via eddy viscosity. Therefore, skin friction drag increases because greater surface interaction results from chaotic flow patterns, rather than streamlined movements.
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