Wave mitigation structure and process of manufacturing
Assignee1Print LLC
InventorsAdam C. Friedman, Fredrik Wannius
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Abstract
A wave-force mitigation structure, comprising at least one cluster section having at least one longitudinal passageway, the longitudinal passageway having at least one center point, the at least one center point defined by one of: an imaginary circumference; and, an internal edge of the at least one longitudinal passageway, the cluster section having a longitudinal opening in fluid communication with at least one adjacent passageway, and at least one reinforcement structure embedded within the at least cluster section and arranged proximate the internal edge of the at least one longitudinal passageway, wherein the cluster section is formed by the process of 3D printing.
Claims14
A wave-force mitigation structure, comprising:
- a unitary cluster section having a plurality of longitudinal passageways, wherein:
- the unitary cluster section is a single, monolithic body having a contiguous external surface;
- material portions between adjacent longitudinal passageways are integrally formed with the external surface;
- each longitudinal passageway having at least one center axis, the at least one center axis defined by one of:
- a longitudinal passageway circumference;
- and,
- an internal surface of at least one longitudinal passageway of the plurality of longitudinal passageways;
- and,
- each longitudinal passageway in fluid communication with at least one adjacent longitudinal passageway.
A wave-force mitigation structure, comprising:
- at least one cylindrical cluster section adapted to be parallelly abutted to at least one additional cylindrical cluster section by substantially planar outer surface portions of the cylindrical cluster sections wherein at least one or more of water and air may pass through and between the at least one cylindrical cluster sections;
- inner surface portions and the substantially planner outer surface portions of the cylindrical cluster sections adapted to at least partially dissipate wave energy from at least one primary wave vector into a plurality of smaller wave vectors;
- and
- wherein:
- at least one longitudinal opening of the at least one passageway is in fluid communication with at least one adjacent longitudinal passageway;
- and, wherein the at least one cylindrical cluster section further comprises at least one inner cylinder disposed within a polygonal outer cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.