As the transition from laminar to turbulent flow is induced in a cross flow past a circular cylinder the value of the drag coefficient drops.

As the transition from laminar to turbulent flow is induced in a cross

1.	As the transition from laminar to turbulent flow is induced in a cross flow past a circular cylinder the value of the drag coefficient drops.
A.	False
B.	True
C.	Neither True nor False
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Neither True nor False

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As the transition from laminar to turbulent flow is induced in a cross flow past a circular cylinder the value of the drag coefficient drops.

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