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← ScienceWhich outcome increases dramatically when the Reynolds number in aircraft wing flow reaches 2300?
A)Onset of turbulent flow✓
B)Increased boundary layer thickness
C)Higher lift-to-drag ratio
D)Reduced skin friction drag
💡 Explanation
The onset of turbulent flow increases at Re = 2300 because this exceeds the critical point leading to increased chaotic changes in momentum via inertial forces with the turbulent energy cascade, therefore drag, rather than higher efficiency flow, increases.
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