Advanced Flow Field Measurements
in Fluid Mechanics
Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) as well as Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV) are recognized as the most powerful and practical diagnostic tools for flow field analysis in fluid dynamics applications. Instantaneous 2D and 3D flow images are measured with high spatial and temporal resolution. LaVision’s FlowMaster PIV systems have been generating valuable insights into flow phenomena in scientific, engineering, biological and medical applications for many years. Constant technological advances in hardware and implementation of the latest research of algorithms assure the maximum in performance, accuracy and system operability.
Our FlowMaster models are application oriented, meeting a wide range of measurement requirements due to their modular and flexible system design.
Pressure from PIV/PTV
With LaVision’s state-of-the-art Pressure from PIV software package, averaged and instantaneous 2D as well as 3D pressure fields are derived from double pulse or time-resolved planar and volumetric velocimetry measurements. For instance, in Fluid-Structure Interaction phenomena, pressure is the key to understand the forces acting on surfaces.
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Overview
PIV cameras
PIV cameras
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PIV camera |
Resolution [pixel] |
Frame rate | Pixel size [µm] |
Min. time interval (dt) |
Digital output | |
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| Imager CX3p-5 | 2440 x 2040 | 260 Hz@8 bit 260 Hz@10 bit 172 Hz@12 bit |
2.7 x 2.7 | 500 ns | 8, 10, 12 bit | |
| Imager CX3p-12 | 4080 x 2984 | 181 Hz@8 bit 145 Hz@10 bit 120 Hz@12 bit |
2.7 x 2.7 | 500 ns | 8, 10, 12 bit | |
| Imager CX3p-16 | 5312 x 3040 | 142 Hz@8 bit 113 Hz@10 bit 95 Hz@12 bit |
2.7 x 2.7 | 500 ns | 8, 10, 12 bit | |
| Imager CX3p-25 | 5312 x 4608 | 96 Hz@8 bit 75 Hz@10 bit 63 Hz@12 bit |
2.7 x 2.7 | 500 ns | 8, 10, 12 bit | |
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| Imager CX3-5 | 2440 x 2040 | 260 Hz@8 bit 260 Hz@10 bit 172 Hz@12 bit |
2.7 x 2.7 | 500 ns | 8, 10, 12 bit | |
| Imager CX3-12 | 4080 x 2984 | 181 Hz@8 bit 145 Hz@10 bit 120 Hz@8 bit |
2.7 x 2.7 | 500 ns | 8, 10, 12 bit | |
| Imager CX3-16 | 5312 x 3040 | 142 Hz@8 bit 113 Hz@10 bit 95 Hz@8 bit |
2.7 x 2.7 | 500 ns | 8, 10, 12 bit | |
| Imager CX3-25 | 5312 x 4608 | 96 Hz@8 bit 75 Hz@10 bit 63 Hz@8 bit |
2.7 x 2.7 | 500 ns | 8, 10, 12 bit | |
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| Imager CX1-5 | 2440 x 2040 | 123 Hz@8 bit 83 Hz@12 bit |
2.7 x 2.7 | 500 ns | 8, 12 bit | |
| Imager CX1-12 | 4080 x 2984 | 61 Hz@8 bit 41 Hz@12 bit |
2.7 x 2.7 | 500 ns | 8, 12 bit | |
| Imager CX1-16 | 5312 x 3024 | 45 Hz@8 bit 30 Hz@12 bit |
2.7 x 2.7 | 500 ns | 8, 12 bit | |
| Imager CX1-25 | 5296 x 4584 | 30 Hz@8 bit 20 Hz@12 bit |
2.7 x 2.7 | 500 ns | 8, 12 bit | |
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| Imager sCMOS | 2.6k x 2.2k | 50 Hz | 6.5 x 6.5 | 120 ns | 16 bit | |
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| Imager MX 2M-160 | 1936 x 1216 | 100 Hz@12 bit 123 Hz@10 bit 155 Hz@8 bit |
3.45 x 3.45 | 43 µs | 8, 10, 12 bit | |
| Imager MX 50M | 7920 x 6004 | 30 Hz | 4.6 x 4.6 | 180 µs | 8, 10, 12 bit |
High-speed PIV cameras
High-speed PIV cameras
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PIV camera |
Resolution [pixel] |
Pixel size |
Min. time interval |
Digital output |
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| FASTCAM Mini UX100 | 1280 x 1024 up to 4 kHz |
10 x 10 | 1.5 µs | 12 bit | |
| FASTCAM Mini AX100 | 1024 x 1024 up to 4 kHz |
20 x 20 | 2.5 µs | 12 bit | |
| FASTCAM Mini AX200 | 1024 x 1024 up to 6.4 kHz |
20 x 20 | 2.5 µs | 12 bit | |
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| FASTCAM NOVA S6 | 1024 x 1024 up to 6.4 kHz |
20 x 20 | 2.1 µs @rates>1 kHz |
12 bit | |
| FASTCAM NOVA S9 | 1024 x 1024 up to 9 kHz |
20 x 20 | 2.1 µs @rates>1 kHz |
12 bit | |
| FASTCAM NOVA S12 | 1024 x 1024 up to 12.8 kHz |
20 x 20 | 2.1 µs @rates>1 kHz |
12 bit | |
| FASTCAM NOVA S16 | 1024 x 1024 up to 16 kHz |
20 x 20 | 2.1 µs @rates>1 kHz |
12 bit | |
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| Phantom VEO 1310 | 1280 x 960 up to 10.86 kHz |
18 x 18 | 0.726 µs | 12 bit | |
| Phantom VEO 1010 | 1280 x 960 up to 8.42 kHz |
18 x 18 | 0.726 µs | 12 bit | |
| Phantom VEO 610 | 1280 x 960 up to 5.61 kHz |
18 x 18 | 0.726 µs | 12 bit | |
| Phantom VEO 440L | 2560 x 1600 up to 1.1 kHz |
10 x 10 | 1.73 µs | 12 bit | |
| Phantom VEO 640L | 2560 x 1600 up to 1.4 kHz |
10 x 10 | 1.73 µs | 12 bit | |
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| Phantom VEO-E-310L | 1280 x 800 up to 3,2 kHz |
20 x 20 | 0.48 µs | 12 bit | |
| Phantom VEO-E-340L | 2560 x 1600 up to 800 Hz |
10 x 10 | 1.71 µs | 12 bit | |
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| TMX-7510 | 1280 x 800 up to 76 kHz |
23.7 x 14.8 | 229 ns | 12 bit | |
| TMX-6410 | 1280 x 800 up to 66 kHz |
23.7 x 14.8 | tbd | 12 bit | |
| TMX-5010 | 1280 x 800 up to 51 kHz |
23.7 x 14.8 | tbd | 12 bit | |
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| Phantom T2540 | 2560 x 1664 up to 5,84 kHz |
9,27 x 9,27 | 365 ns | 12 bit | |
| Phantom T4040 | 2560 x 1664 up to 9,35 kHz |
9,27 x 9,27 | 365 ns | 12 bit | |
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| FASTCAM NOVA S20 | 1024 x 1024 up to 18.75 kHz |
20 x 20 |
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10,12 bit | |
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| Phantom T2410 | 1280 x 800 up to 24.2 kHz |
18,5 x 18,5 | tbd | 12 bit | |
| Phantom T3610 | 1280 x 800 up to 38 kHz |
18,5 x 18,5 | tbd | 12 bit | |
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| FASTCAM NOVA R3-4K | 4096 x 2304 up to 750 Hz |
6.5 x 6.5 | tbd | 12 bit | |
| FASTCAM NOVA R5-4K | 4096 x 2304 up to 1.25 kHz |
6.5 x 6.5 | tbd | 12 bit |
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