Discussion
Drag divergence on an aerofoil in transonic flow is caused principally by
Answer: D
Once the local supersonic pocket terminates in a shock, entropy losses across the shock appear as wave drag, and the adverse gradient behind it often separates the boundary layer as well. Both effects arrive together at the drag-divergence Mach number and account for the sharp rise in drag.
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