FLOWlab Educational PIV System??? Water tunnel / aquarium (approx. 140 mm x 300 mm x 1200 mm)… and 1 more item

The University of Virginia awarded contract A207_PO-0468273 to Axiom Optics Inc on August 12, 2026, with a cumulative value of $49,555.00. The contract encompasses the delivery of two FLOWlab Educational Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) systems, each priced at $22,277.50. Each system includes a water tunnel/aquarium measuring approximately 140 mm x 300 mm x 1200 mm equipped with a 200-watt flow generator, a low-power laser class IIIb light sheet (500 milliwatts, 638 nanometers, 0.5 millimeters thick, pulsed, frame-straddling configuration), an integrated synchronizer, laser mount with optical rail, 2.35-megapixel camera (OPTOcam 2/80) capable of 160 frames per second via Universal Serial Bus 3.0 connection, band pass filter, and a low-distortion lens (F1.4, 16 millimeters, 2/3 inch format). The systems are designed for flow velocity measurements up to 1 meter per second with a field of view of 300 x 200 millimeters and include image acquisition, laser control, and analysis capabilities via PIVlab, a free MATLAB toolbox. Each system includes a Manfrotto tripod, suitable seeding particles, and an OPTOLUTION warranty covering two years.

The contract also includes the delivery of two wooden crates mounted on pallets for equipment shipping, each weighing approximately 75 kilograms and priced at $2,500.00 per unit. Delivery is designated to Craig L Nickol at the University of Virginia in Virginia. The systems are intended for educational and research applications in fluid dynamics and flow analysis within an academic laboratory environment.