Nearby boundaries create eddies near microscopic filter feeders
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Nearby boundaries create eddies near microscopic filter feeders.
We show through calculations, simulations and experiments that the eddies often observed near sessile filter feeders are frequently due to the presence of nearby boundaries. We model the common filter feeder Vorticella, which is approximately 50 microm across and which feeds by removing bacteria from ocean or pond water that it draws towards itself. We use both an analytical stokeslet model and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of The Royal Society Interface
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1742-5689,1742-5662
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0419