High-power, low-speed PIV system (air)

This PIV system features an extremely bright, thin light sheet (< 3 mm). It is suitable for use in water and air (air: up to approx. 30 m/s with 1 µm DEHS seeding; higher speeds are possible with larger particles). The laser is controlled wirelessly from PIVlab. Very small pulse intervals (down to 2 µs) allow the measurement of high velocities. Together with the pco.panda 26 DS (25 mega pixels at 1.5 image pairs per second), high-resolution analyses can be carried out (e.g., image sections of 400 x 400 mm in air at up to 30 m/s at 1.5 fps).

• Illumination
  • OPTOLUTION LD-PS/400 Laser
  • 400 W, integrated light-sheet optics
• Synchronizer
  • clips directly into the laser
  • direct, wireless control from PIVlab
• Camera
  
  • pco.panda 26 DS (1.5 - 15 fps, 25 MP)
  • ZEISS Dimension 25 lens (distortion-free)
  • Band-pass filter 450 nm
  • Manfrotto tripod
• PIV Analysis
  
  • High-performance, compact computer
  • PIVlab version 3.10 or higher for data analysis and control of laser and camera
• Seeding
  
  • Seeding generator DEHS, OPTOLUTION; wireless control from PIVlab
• Laser warning sign
  • remote-controlled, automatic activation