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A submersible device for measuring drag forces on aquatic plants and other organisms.

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Title: A submersible device for measuring drag forces on aquatic plants and other organisms.
Authors: Callaghan, Fraser M.1 fraser.callaghan@Itnt.iet.mavt.ethz.ch, Cooper, Glenn G.1, Nikora, Vladimir I.2, Lamouroux, Nicolas3, Statzner, Bernhard4, Sagnes, Pierre4, Radford, John5, Malet, Emmanuel4, Barry J. F. Biggs1
Source: New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research. Mar2007, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p119-127. 9p.
Subjects: Gages, Measuring instruments, Fluid dynamic measurements, Body fluid flow, Aquatic organisms, Coastal sediments, Aquatic sciences
Abstract: The article describes a device that could be used for drag measurements in studies of flow-biota interactions at low and high load applications. The device called submersible drag gauge, is designed so that drag forces acting on a test object in a boundary layer flow are measured. It could measure drag on aquatic organisms such as macrophytes, crayfish or mussels, as well as a combination of such organisms and sediments assembled in a variety of arrangements in both laboratory and field conditions.
Database: Engineering Source
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Abstract:The article describes a device that could be used for drag measurements in studies of flow-biota interactions at low and high load applications. The device called submersible drag gauge, is designed so that drag forces acting on a test object in a boundary layer flow are measured. It could measure drag on aquatic organisms such as macrophytes, crayfish or mussels, as well as a combination of such organisms and sediments assembled in a variety of arrangements in both laboratory and field conditions.
ISSN:00288330
DOI:10.1080/00288330709509900