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Originally posted by utabintarbo
Perhaps I've misinterpreted what I've read (or skimmed  ), or perhaps I am merely saying what you said in a different way, but is turbulence not sought to reduce the boundary layer? I think one causes the other, no?
Bob
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No, that's the whole issue.
If you look at the first graph in Mike's article, there's what is labelled as "Buffered Layer" and more importantly "Laminar sub layer".
This is why a rough surface (sandblasted?) is better, because it helps break up this laminar sub layer.