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From: Testing the adaptive value of gastropod shell morphology to flow: a multidisciplinary approach based on morphometrics, computational fluid dynamics and a flow tank experiment

Fig. 2

Experimental setup used for the CFD studies. a semi-circular flow channel resembling the channel with the platform where the snails were placed in the real experiments. Flow was applied from left to right. Beside the inflow and outlet facets of the tank, all boundaries were set to a no-slip condition, i.e. a boundary layer was formed on these faces. b close-up of the shell placed just above the platform. The shell was rotated anticlockwise in the experiments as indicated by the circular arrow

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Zoological Letters

ISSN: 2056-306X

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