Budd, A., & Howison, J. (2018, June), A Low-Cost PIV System for Undergraduate Fluids Laboratories  Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2--29694

\bibitem{asee_peer_29694}
  Budd, A., \& Howison, J. (2018, June), \emph{A Low-Cost PIV System for Undergraduate Fluids Laboratories}
  Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah.
  10.18260/1-2--29694

Aaron Budd and Jason Howison.  "A Low-Cost PIV System for Undergraduate Fluids Laboratories".  2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2018.  https://peer.asee.org/29694 Internet.  12 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_29694}
  Aaron Budd and Jason Howison.
  "A Low-Cost PIV System for Undergraduate Fluids Laboratories".
  \emph{2018 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2018.
  https://peer.asee.org/29694 Internet.  12 Jan, 2025

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author = "Aaron Budd and Jason Howison"
title = "A Low-Cost PIV System for Undergraduate Fluids Laboratories"
booktitle = "2018 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition "
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Particle image velocimetry (PIV) has become a mature technology used in research and industry alike to quantify flow properties non-intrusively. Unfortunately, the cost remains too high for students to apply the method in most undergraduate fluids laboratories. Moreover, high-powered pulsed lasers normally utilized in PIV systems can be a safety risk in the presence of large groups of undergraduates. In this paper, a low-cost PIV acquisition and analysis system that can be readily implemented in undergraduate fluids laboratories is presented. A low-power, constant laser light source is employed to reduce cost and maintain lab safety. An open source analysis code is also used to minimize cost. In working lab exercises with this system, students will understand the PIV data acquisition process, apply MATLAB to analyze the data, and explain the observed flow features. Details of the system are provided so that others may construct a similar system for use in their laboratory. Sample results for flow over a cylinder inside a water flume are included as a demonstration of the system.
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