How to Calculate Wind Pressure on Ships
- 1). Find the wind speed in miles per hour. For example, assume the wind speed is 20 miles per hour.
- 2). Multiply the wind speed by itself. This is wind speed squared. In the example, 20 times 20 equals 400.
- 3). Multiply the wind speed squared by 0.00256 to calculate wind pressure. In the example, 400 times 0.00256 equals wind pressure of 1.024 pound per foot squared.