As the Reynolds number increases,
A) flow is becoming more laminar.
B) flow is going from being viscous dominated to inertia dominated and therefore turbulent.
C) flow is slowing down.
D) flow is speeding up.

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The Reynolds number is a dimensionless quantity used in fluid mechanics to predict flow patterns in different fluid flow situations. As the Reynolds number increases, it indicates a transition from laminar (smooth) flow to turbulent flow, meaning the flow is moving from being dominated by viscous forces to being dominated by inertial forces.

As the Reynolds Number Increases