EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-57100) and
in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 33-40397 and No. 33-44776) of
Flow International Corporation of our report dated July 3, 1996, appearing on
page 20 of this Form 10-K.



/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP


Seattle, Washington
July 22, 1996