@Article{CiCP-33-1,
author = {Giacomo, Falcucci and Giorgio, Amati and Pierluigi, Fanelli and Succi, Sauro and Porfiri, Maurizio},
title = {Hydrodynamic Performance of Euplectella Aspergillum: Simulating Real Life Conditions in the Abyss},
journal = {Communications in Computational Physics},
year = {2023},
volume = {33},
number = {1},
pages = {273--282},
abstract = {<p style="text-align: justify;">We detail some of the understudied aspects of the flow inside and around
the Hexactinellid Sponge Euplectella aspergillum. By leveraging the flexibility of the Lattice Boltzmann Method, High Performance Computing simulations are performed to
dissect the complex conditions corresponding to the actual environment at the bottom
of the ocean, at depths between 100 and 1,000 m. These large-scale simulations unveil
potential clues on the evolutionary adaptations of these deep-sea sponges in response
to the surrounding fluid flow, and they open the path to future investigations at the
interface between physics, engineering and biology.</p>},
issn = {1991-7120},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.OA-2022-0063},
url = {https://global-sci.com/article/79413/hydrodynamic-performance-of-euplectella-aspergillum-simulating-real-life-conditions-in-the-abyss}
}