Particle image velocimetry (PIV) is an optical method of flow visualization used in education and research. It is used to obtain instantaneous velocity measurements and related properties in fluids. Dr Edward Ransley MA MSci (Hons) MSc PhD, Researcher with the Faculty of Science and Engineering has used PIV in the COAST Lab to great effect as these images and video’s demonstrate.
Windt, C., Untrau, A., Davidson, J., Ransley, E. J., Greaves, D., Ringwood, J. V., Assessing the validity of regular wave theory in a short physical wave flume using particle image velocimetry, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 121 (2021).