The invention discloses an experimental device and method for measuring the swimming characteristics of
algae cells in
shear flow. The experimental device comprises an air pressure source, a pressure pump, a
liquid storage bottle, a flow meter, a micro-channel and a waste liquid
bottle which are connected in sequence, the method comprises the following steps: determining average flow according to experimental working conditions to produce stable
shear flow, shooting an
algae cell movement track
image sequence, obtaining the distribution of the migration velocity V of
algae cells through the observed algae
cell movement track, calculating the distribution of the flow velocity Vflow of the algae cells in combination with an analytical method, and calculating the flow velocity Vflow of the algae cells according to the distribution of the flow velocity Vflow of the algae cells. And calculating to obtain the algae
cell swimming characteristics in the
shear flow, wherein the algae cell swimming characteristics comprise the self
swimming speed Vs and the angular speed
omega. According to the device and the method, high-precision measurement of the movement behavior of the algae cells in the shear flow is realized, an experimental method and an analytical method are combined, the defect that swimming characteristics such as
swimming speed and angular speed of the algae cells cannot be obtained in previous researches is overcome, and
technical support is provided for development of
micromechanics in a more detailed micro-scale.