S​IG32 Workshop

Advanced 3D PIV/PTV - PhD Course (TUD)

23rd - 25th November 2026

Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

Organisers: Delft University of Technology

The course is focused on volumetric flow measurements as performed using 3D Lagrangian Particle Tracking (LPT) using the state-of-the-art Shake-the-Box (STB) algorithms. 

The three-day course will include comprehensive lectures covering all main aspects of the STB measurement workflow including details on the extension to Object-Aware Shake-The-Box (OA-STB). Advanced concepts, such as Pressure Estimation, Data Assimilation, Uncertainty Quantification and post-processing tools will also be discussed. Furthermore, invited speakers will present state-of-the-art research using PIV/LPT techniques.

The course will include lectures on the topics introduced above and hands-on sessions with experienced TU Delft researchers and engineers from the leading instrumentation company LaVision GmbH, that will allow participants to discover the potential of STB and OA-STB flow measurement systems and to conduct experiments in the Open-Jet Facility (OJF) at TU Delft.

Topics:

• Principles of 3D PIV/PTV

1.    Hardware set-up, Cameras, Illumination
2.    Multi-camera calibration

•    Shake-the-Box (STB) Workflow

1.    Volume self-calibration
2.    IPR & Shake-the-Box3.    
3. Data assimilation & Post processing

•    Advanced post-processing tools

1.    Object-aware Shake-the-Box
2.    Surface flow properties
3.    Omnidirectional-PIV

•    Hands-on sessions lab & software sessions covering the complete workflow of volumetric flow measurement campaigns

For more information, contact:
Andrea Sciacchitano | a.sciacchitano@tudelft.nl 

F​ind out more and register