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Which risk increases when a submerged hydrofoil experiences increased fluid velocity?

A)Increased turbulent boundary layer separation
B)Decreased acoustic cavitation threshold
C)Elevated structural resonance frequency
D)Reduced material corrosion rates

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Increased fluid velocity promotes instabilities; therefore promoting a turbulent boundary layer. The adverse pressure gradient causes flow reversal and flow separation. This occurs because momentum diffusion exceeds convection within the boundary layer, rather than a suppression of it.

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