MIPS Project Challenge:
Before being acquired by Morgenthaler Privet Equity, Bowles Fluidics partnered with MIPS to improve the performance of the company’s windshield washer nozzle at high vehicle speeds.

Project’s Scope:
Through this MIPS project, Bowles Fluidics provided a front-end model of a fullsize car for researchers to use in the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel. Researchers placed the car model in the wind tunnel and simulated highway speeds to study the flow parameters of Bowles’ current nozzle fixture. This data allowed them to better understand the aerodynamic environment in which the nozzle needs to operate, develop testing methods to evaluate washer nozzle spray performance at high speeds, and, in turn, apply those methods to troubleshoot and improve the company’s engineering and placement of nozzles.