Storm shutter panel systems and method of design

A storm shutter system, comprising:

• at least one rail configured to be secured to a building structure, wherein the at least one rail comprises rail connection elements;
• a plurality of panels, each panel comprising:
• a first surface configured to face an exterior environment of a building and a second surface configured to face an interior of the building;
• at least one perforation extending between the first surface and the second surface;
• rail connection holes configured to attach the panel to at least one rail connection element of the at least one rail without the use of additional hardware;
• and
• interlocking elements configured for panel-to-panel assembly.

A method of design of a storm shutter system, comprising:

• generating a model of a panel using a computer-aided design (CAD);
• simulating a wind flow test on the model of the panel using computational fluid dynamics (CFD);
• and
• adjusting panel features for surface optimization.