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← ScienceWhich limitation arises when multistage turbine efficiency plateaus?
A)Increased boundary layer flow asymmetry
B)Increased transonic profile shock losses✓
C)Increased mass flow throat contraction
D)Increased Reynolds number heat transfer
💡 Explanation
Transonic profile shock losses increase because above a sustained turbine speed blades experience compressibility effects, which impact performance due to non-isentropic effects. Therefore, losses dominate rather than increasing power output, despite the higher flow-rate and pressures.
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