Which risk increases when an oil pipeline's throughput nears capacity?

💡 Explanation

Elevated throughput can lead to increased frictional losses and turbulence. The increased turbulence results in higher localized shear stress at the pipe wall because viscous shear amplifies due the transition to increased Reynolds number regime, therefore accelerated wear, rather than only increased cavitation.

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