Which mechanism limits pump efficiency when handling viscous fluids?

💡 Explanation

Increased viscous fluids raise the boundary layer thickness, and therefore increase surface drag losses via viscous dissipation. This effect reduces pump efficiency because more energy becomes dissipated as heat rather than contributing to fluid movement, rather than increasing cavitation.

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