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← ScienceWhich risk increases when rapid flow approaches a narrow annulus?
A)Intense thermal boundary layer separation✓
B)Laminar flow instability suppression
C)Increased diffuser efficiency afterward
D)Reynolds stress component synchronization
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Boundary layer separation risk increases because the adverse pressure gradient intensifies, causing deceleration approaching the stagnation point. Turbulent transition arises due to decreased buffer capacity of the decelerated flow; therefore separation occurs, rather than stabilized laminar reattachment which would need more uniform velocity profiles.
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