eXodus
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I'm currently fitting large 435W on my RV. (82x 40 inches)
My idea is to fit the long edge (82 inches) across the roof and create a kind of spoiler hump in the front of the RV. (Primary use - is to clear above the vent)
This is recently done in Bus design and I saw it on some newer Class C RVs -
There is lots of science regarding this hump. Just wondering about the forces involved, how much uplift is this going to create? What issues can you see with this idea?
Every time I look on any RV roof - I see an aerodynamic nightmare, and fuel economy proves it
I'm already overdesigning the mounts for the panels - Each panel is going to be attached with 12x m6 screws to the 6x mounts and the each of mounts are going to have 4x screws into the roof surface (which is a 1/2 OSB + aluminum struts) (Total of 24 screws)
Further all the mounts are going to be glued down to the roof surface with a Silka Flex kind of compound + I dip all the screws in that stuff before I screw them in
My idea is to fit the long edge (82 inches) across the roof and create a kind of spoiler hump in the front of the RV. (Primary use - is to clear above the vent)
This is recently done in Bus design and I saw it on some newer Class C RVs -
Design and structural analysis of an interprovincial bus applying the LFRD method
The research is aimed at the body industry specifically of a passenger transport bus which was subjected to a static analysis according to the require…
www.sciencedirect.com
There is lots of science regarding this hump. Just wondering about the forces involved, how much uplift is this going to create? What issues can you see with this idea?
Every time I look on any RV roof - I see an aerodynamic nightmare, and fuel economy proves it
I'm already overdesigning the mounts for the panels - Each panel is going to be attached with 12x m6 screws to the 6x mounts and the each of mounts are going to have 4x screws into the roof surface (which is a 1/2 OSB + aluminum struts) (Total of 24 screws)
Further all the mounts are going to be glued down to the roof surface with a Silka Flex kind of compound + I dip all the screws in that stuff before I screw them in