仪器简介：

Interactive Flow Studies is a US based business serving customers  
Worldwide. It has over 20 years of combined experience in fluid  
mechanics, flow visualization, PIV techniques, education, laboratory 
teaching practices, industrial fluid mechanics applications,  
scientific visualization and software development. 
Fluid mechanics is a highly visual subject. During the teaching  
process one must take full advantage of this fact. Educational PIV  
suite includes both hardware and software for fluid science and  
engineering education at high-school, undergraduate and graduate  
school levels. ePIV provides faculty the latest tecing tool allowing 
them to acquire new knowledge and skills.  
Due to its simplicity of operation and being highly visual the  
Educational PIV technology can also be used at museums, science  
centers and similar institutions to develop exhibits in science and  
engineering. It can be used to promote fluid mechanics and science  
in general even to non-science and non-engineering students. It could  
be used as an effective recruitment tool to science and engineering  
based subjects at the high school level. 
The technology development is based upon work partly funded by the  
National Science Foundation.An introduction video is available on  
the right hand side of this section. Press the play button within the 
frame to start it. If you do not have flash or if you are behind a  
firewall that interferes with the video, a low resolution version and 
 more is available in the downloads section.

术参数：

Flow theory explanations 
Modular for easy upgrade 
No software setup required 
Custom flow models available 
Capture flow video and images 
Instantly change flow direction 
Web based and fully interactive software 
Remote control of digital USB 2.0 camera 
Multiple users can work together and share 
Works with all PCs with compatible hardware 
Ability to increase the PIV seeding density on the fly 
Safe and robust with fully enclosed water cooled laser 
Complete flow field velocity measurement using PIV analysis 
Visualize flow streamlines at various flow speeds and direction 
Fluid mechanics principles can be studied with different flow model inserts 
Ability to vary flow speed dynamically studying flow speed effect on flow phenomena

主要特点：

The Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is the state of the art technology in fluid flow research that enables visual and quantitative analysis of the flow field. Industrial/research level PIV system utilizes high-power lasers and cost around $100,000. The high cost and safety considerations - because of the use of high power Class IV lasers - prohibit adaptation of PIV systems in the US higher education system. The Interactive Flow Studies developed ePIV, an educational PIV system with the associated teaching/learning modules for universities and technical schools in the nation and around the World. We provide safe and affordable solutions to enhance the educational capabilities of our universities and technical schools in fluid mechanics and fluid science.