Educational Interactive Flow Visualization & Analysis System Users

Some of the users around the World:

Here is what some of the students said about the ePIV system (courtesy of University of Iowa):

• 'The hands on experience was very informal, especially the ePIV' … 'It helped in the understanding of the wake of an object and the turbulence that forms'
• 'Using the different features of the ePIV system was extremely interesting and allowed students to see firsthand the flow of fluids. It gave a much more visual lesson than simply reading or hearing about it' …
• '… it was nice to see how all the different settings in FLOWEX software affected the picture. It definitely gave us a good idea how liquid flows around a material' …
• 'The ePIV was easy to use and understand' … 'The lab was enjoyable and I look forward to more hands on experience'
• 'The ePIV system showed us the future of how fluids will be analyzed'
• 'Fluid flow imagery with ePIV was …, and greatly increased comprehension of Reynolds number topics'
• '… ePIV equipment allows for clear observable results to be made'
• 'This experiment was a lot of fun. I enjoyed … and the ePIV analysis. The software was easy to work with and the lab equipment was very user-friendly'
• 'The FLOWEX software interface for the ePIV system was very user friendly and easy to understand'
• '… it was interesting to actually analyze the flow in the system. It definitely gave us a better idea how liquid flows by putting everything in data form …'
• 'The ePIV system was very fascinating and I think more experiments using that device would be very advantageous'
• '… being able to visualize the physical properties at work was very beneficial'
• '… to work with ePIV flows which I feel more confident with the more I see'
• '… The ePIV system also enabled me to see the velocity magnitude contours, which as a hazy concept before this experience'
• 'The ePIV in this lab actually was of some use which is not what has accrued in the last labs. It allowed me to actually see how a fluid flows around an airfoil at different angles. Having a picture of what we were calculating allowed me to better understand what I was actually calculating. All the different plots also, made it easier to see what happening as the liquid was passed over the airfoil. Overall I found this lab to a success and gave me an overall better understanding of the fluid mechanics'