The particle image velocity (PIV) technique is introduced to measure theatomization angle, particle size and size distribution of the atomization coal water paste (CWP) ina cold state model. Due to high-density atomization spray, wide size distribution and large-scaleexperimental setup in CWP experiments, a commercial PIV system is updated with a 600-mm-long focallength camera and a convex lens used with a laser beam. This long focal length camera makes the PIVsystem capable of taking the images of micro particles. The measured minimum diameter is about 15μm. The convex lens has the benefit of centralising the sector laser beam of the PIV system, sothat the measurement window of the high density CWP field sectored by the laser beam is brighter andthe images taken by the camera are clearer. The experimental results show that it is a useful andefficient tool for the PIV technique to measure the atomization prosperities of CWP.
