Within a microfluidic device experiencing high flow rates, which consequence results when inertial forces dominate viscous forces?

💡 Explanation

Increased Reynolds number indicates the flow is transitioning from laminar to turbulent. This is because chaotic motion is due to inertial forces, rather than viscous damping. Therefore turbulence emerges in high flow fluidic systems rather than stable laminar flow at low flow rates

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