Links to Papers Relevant to PIV in Education

Interactive Flow Studies presented a technical paper on the ePIV system at the American Society for Engineering Education in Pittsburgh, PA, for the 2008 Annual ASEE Conference & Exposition. If you would like a copy of our paper, please email us.

Flow Measurements (PIV)
“Reviews several techniques for flow measurements including some of the most recent developments in the field...”

Integration of Optical Diagnostic Techniques into the Teaching of the Thermal and Fluid Sciences Laboratory Course
“Integration and use of PIV into an undergraduate Thermal and Fluid sciences laboratory course...”

An Experimental Approach to the Fundamental Principles of Hemodynamics
“Study of blood flow through vessels and vascular networks which occupies an important place in physiology courses”

Integration of Simulation Technology into Undergraduate Engineering Courses and Laboratories
“Discusses the integration of simulation technology into undergraduate engineering courses and laboratories through the development of teaching modules for complementary computational fluid dynamics, experimental fluid dynamics, and uncertainty analysis…”

FlowLab:Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Framework for Undergraduate Education
“This paper is about the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software in academia...”

Development of Hands-On Student Experience with Modern Facilities, Measurement Systems, and Uncertainty Analysis in Undergraduate Fluids Engineering Laboratories
“Hands-on student experience with modern facilities, measurement systems, and uncertainty analysis in undergraduate fluids engineering laboratories...”

Using a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Package as a Tool in Teaching an Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics Course
“This paper is about an innovative approach to teaching Fluid Mechanics subject using a computational fluid dynamics package...”

Practical Teaching of fluid Mechanics for First Year Engineering Students
“This paper is about the teaching of fluid mechanics where theory and work lab are integrated in the same teaching session...”

Online Resources

Particle Image Velocimetry section in Wikipedia.

American Society for Engineering Education - ASEE.