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← ScienceWhich pressure surge results when sudden valve closure occurs in a high Reynolds number pipeline?
A)Cavitation damage intensifies rapidly
B)Water hammer pressure increases sharply✓
C)Boundary layer drag substantially reduces
D)Flow regime transitions to laminar
💡 Explanation
Water hammer pressure increases sharply because momentum changes cause a surge due to rapid deceleration via the Joukowsky equation; therefore, water hammer is the outcome, rather than laminar flow, because the momentum's inertia overcomes viscosity.
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