Vortex Formation with a Snapping Shrimp Claw

Snapping shrimp use one oversized claw to generate a cavitating high speed water jet for hunting, defence and communication. This work is an experimental investigation about the jet generation. Snapping shrimp (Alpheus-bellulus) were investigated by using an enlarged transparent model reproducing th...

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Main Authors: Hess, David, Brücker, Christoph, Hegner, Franziska, Balmert, Alexander, Bleckmann, Horst
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828329/