Wave producing method and apparatus

An apparatus for generating a wave in a body of water comprising:

• a. an inlet configured to receive a primary flow,
• b. an outlet configured to discharge a wave form, and
• c. a contoured passage connecting the inlet to the outlet, wherein at least one of the inlet, the outlet or the contoured passage is configured to alter the primary flow into the wave form;
• wherein at least one of the inlet, the outlet, or the contoured passage includes active edges and surfaces configured to alter a portion of the primary flow into becoming a face and a trough of the wave form, and wherein the outlet includes a curved face and a trough shaping edge configured to be convex relative to the primary flow.

A method for generating a wave in a body of water, the method comprising:

• a. urging water to flow through an inlet, a contoured passage and an outlet of an apparatus, and
• b. altering a primary flow of the water with at least one of active edges or active surfaces of at least one of the inlet, the contoured passage, or the outlet, wherein the outlet includes a curved face and a trough shaping edge configured to be convex relative to the primary flow,
• such that the water flows out of the outlet in a wave form;
• wherein urging includes urging at least a portion of a primary flow through the active edges and surfaces of at least one of the inlet, the contoured passage, or the outlet of the apparatus which are configured to alter a portion of the primary flow into becoming a face and a trough of the wave form.

An apparatus for generating a wave in a body of water, the apparatus comprising:

• a. an inlet configured to receive a primary flow,
• b. an outlet configured to discharge a wave form, and
• c. a contoured passage connecting the inlet to the outlet, wherein at least one of the inlet, the outlet or the contoured passage is configured to alter the primary flow into the wave form;
• wherein at least one of the inlet, the outlet, or the contoured passage includes active edges and surfaces configured to alter a portion of the primary flow into becoming a face and a trough of the wave form, and wherein the active edges and surfaces of at least one of the inlet, the contoured passage, or the outlet comprise:
• a. an inlet edge;
• b. outlet edge including a trough shaping edge configured to be convex relative to the primary flow;
• and
• c. a passage surface connecting the inlet to the outlet.