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Which mechanism initiates acoustic fatigue when a turboprop engine nacelle experiences rapid airspeed fluctuations?

A)Boundary layer transition
B)Material phase transformation
C)Friction induced expansion
D)Resonant frequency excitation

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Boundary layer transition becomes turbulent due to rapid pressure changes; this generates unsteady pressure loads on the nacelle causing acoustic fatigue because the turbulent fluctuations induce random vibrations rather than uniform stress.

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