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← ScienceWhich efficiency loss mechanism appears when turbine blades experience subsonic flutter?
A)Kinetic energy transforms to heat✓
B)Heat dissipates from the turbine
C)Increased friction loses available power
D)Increased air passing the blades
💡 Explanation
Subsonic flutter generates oscillating shockwaves that dissipate kinetic energy as heat through viscous dissipation within boundary layers; therefore, the efficiency decreases because kinetic energy is lost to irreversible thermalization, rather than being converted to useable shaft work.
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