Air pressure caused by wind on human being

[mjdwyer23]

Hi Folks-
Is there a way to determine the air pressure caused by wind at a given mph on a human being? Thanks!

MD

 

[stewartcs]

Hi Folks-
Is there a way to determine the air pressure caused by wind at a given mph on a human being? Thanks!

MD

Yes. The general formula for your units is:

P = 0.00256 x V^2 x C

where,

P is the pressure in psi
V is the wind velocity in mph
C is a shape coefficient (don't know what it would be for a human body since it is such a complex shape)

Hope this helps.

CS

 

[mjdwyer23]

Thanks for the quick response! I'll do some more digging on the shape part and see what I can come up with. Thanks again!

 

[russ_watters]

I'd start without the shape coefficient - there is a point in the middle of your body where the air stagnates, producing the maximum pressure possible via Bernoulli's equation.