Safety of Recreational Water Slides: Numerical Estimation of the Trajectory, Velocities and Accelerations of Motion of the Users

摘要

The article briefly shows how to estimate the safety of recreational water slides by numerical analysis of motion of the users. There are presented: mathematical description of a typical water slides geometry, simplified model of a sliding person, model of contact between the user and the inner surface of the slide, equations of motion written for a rigid body with 6 degrees of freedom and finally some sample results compared to the limitations set by current European Standard.