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Which risk increases when pump impeller speed exceeds design constraints?

A)Reduced net positive suction head
B)Increased fluid dynamic cavitation
C)Decreased boundary layer separation
D)Elevated system's Reynolds number

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Fluid dynamic cavitation increases because, at high speeds, Bernoulli's equation shows pressure drops rapidly. Therefore, local vaporization occurs rather than streamline flow; different impeller designs prevent this at high Reynolds numbers.

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