Repel Water and Wind

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requirements Measures
Shaped to 1) Must be Average height above handle http://powersports- The wind resistance effects the performance greatly Make it
minimize wider than bars is 2 feet, thus the blog.denniskirk.com/5326/harley- adjustable
wind and not the rider windshield must extend to 75 davidson/memphis-shades-gives- Large windshields can affect visibility so that
effect 2) Must be percent of that height to repel you-more-coverage-with-a-shorter- when
performance curved to most to all frontal wind. windshield/ wanted
allow performance
And smooth can rule
aerodynamic over
Shaped to flow warmth.
keep splashes 3) Can have a
off the rider lip on top to Use the lip
force wind to allow
around the rider to
rider or can view over
be larger to Splashes on jet skis form about the shield
do the same. 2 feet from the tip of the vessel. without
4) Have side The windshield should be wind on
flares that behind this point to minimize face.
intercept the water splash.
water
splashes
from going
on to the
riders legs.
Wind flow 1) Could On some motorcycles “vents” https://www.jpcycles.com/ Reduce or obstruct visibility Stronger
when wanted remove the or slotted closing levers are mounts
shield when installed on the lower half of Weak folding mechanism could break under large wind
wanted the shield that allows for forces Install
2) Folding controlled air flow. below
window vision line
3) A vented of the
shield to shield.
allow some
but not all
wind
through the
shield.
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requirements Measures
Repel water 1) Use Rain x is very effective and https://www.rainx.com/product/plastic- The wind resistance effects the performance greatly Make it
from staying windshield will minimize obstruction of water-repellent/rain-x-plastic-water- adjustable
on the surface wipers view. The windshield wipers. repellent/#.WocloKgbM2w Large windshields can affect visibility so that
of the shield 2) Use a (mechanical or electric) require when
“Rain-x” some form of power, weather Physics wanted
product to it be human power, electrical performance
repel water or both. P=VI and P=F*D/t can rule
droplets over
3) Use an warmth.
ultrasonic to
vibrate the Use the lip
molecules to allow
off the rider to
shield. view over
the shield
without
wind on
face.
Wind flow 1) Could On some motorcycles “vents” https://www.jpcycles.com/ Reduce or obstruct visibility Stronger
when wanted remove the or slotted closing levers are mounts
shield when installed on the lower half of Weak folding mechanism could break under large wind
wanted the shield that allows for forces Install
2) Folding controlled air flow. below
window vision line
3) A vented of the
shield to shield.
allow some
but not all
wind
through the
shield.
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requirements Measures
Withstand 1) Possible to Mount must hold up with a https://sciencing.com/calculate- Mount doesn’t hold and rips up the hull fiberglass then hits Through
80mph winds do a duel constant force from wind wind-loads-wind-speeds- the rider bolt and
support on resistance. The wind creates a 6104140.html washer the
each side of torque on the lower mount. Pinch mounts slip causing aesthetic damage to the ski mounts
the ski. http://hyperphysics.phy-
2) One hull wind pressure per square foot = astr.gsu.edu/hbase/torq.html
mounted 0.00256 x the square of the Install
support on wind speed rubber
each side of under the
the ski Then the force on the centroid pinch mount
3) A pinch on of the shield can be roughly to reduce
design that calculated. With that the torque slip and
mounts to on the mount can be calculate damage.
the hood of my using T=Force* Distance
the ski
Removable 1) Clip mounts Need to understand that more Common cense more points of disconnect means more wear and shake Tighter
and or easy to similar to removable points can lead to locations meaning premature failure tolerances
install babimi tops tolerance rattle/ or shaking due in quick
on boats to many shifting parts during mounts or
2) Pinch operation of the ski rubber lined
mounts that Common sense. More points quick
use easy off also means more places to wear mounts to
wingnuts to and break. absorb any
tighten to tolerance
hoot differences.
3) Shield
removes
from mount
with quick
pins