Which risk increases when a fluid flow reaches critical Reynold's number?

💡 Explanation

As the critical Reynold's number is exceeded, there is a transition to turbulent flow which increases wall shear stress through momentum transfer to boundaries. Because turbulence increases frictional losses, therefore option A is the answer; rather than a direct change viscous sublayer, cavitation or surface tension.

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