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Which phenomenon causes increased pipe erosion in chemical plants?

A)Turbulence-induced shear stress
B)Laminar flow stabilization
C)Cavitation bubble formation
D)Creep at high temperatures

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Turbulence causes increased erosion because irregular, chaotic flow generates high shear stress impacting the pipe walls; therefore, the erosion increases, rather than from stable laminar flow dynamics, which has lower shear profiles.

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