Wave energy-dissipation apparatus, system and method
OwnerYong Cho, Philip Kiminventors
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Abstract
A water wave energy-dissipation apparatus for one or more water waves propagating in a direction includes: a support structure at least a portion of which is proximate to a median of the water surface; and a surface inclined at an acute angle relative to the propagation direction, the inclined surface being supported by the support structure located aside of it and being located adjacent the water surface so as to define a substantially open region between the inclined surface and the water surface, the surface having apertures, a surface area of each aperture, Aapert, being at least about two orders of magnitude smaller than a fictional total area of the inclined surface excluding apertures, Afict.
Claims36
A water wave energy-dissipation apparatus for a water wave propagating in a direction, the apparatus comprising:
- a support structure at least a portion of which is proximate to a median of the water surface;
- and
- a surface inclined at an acute angle relative to the propagation direction, the inclined surface being supported by the support structure located aside thereof and being located adjacent the water surface so as to define a substantially open region between the inclined surface and the water surface,
- the surface having therein a plurality of apertures, a surface area of each aperture, Aapert, being at least about two orders of magnitude smaller than a fictional total area of the inclined surface excluding apertures, Afict.
A method of dissipating energy of waves traveling at or near a surface of a body of liquid, the method comprising:
- providing surface member having an apertured wave-abating region therein;
- providing a frame;
- supporting the surface member with the frame;
- inclining the wave-abating region of the surface member at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane;
- arranging the wave-abating region so that waves in the liquid would impinge thereon;
- configuring the frame so that defined therein are one or more spaces open from the wave-abating region to where a median of the liquid surface would be located;
- and
- setting an area of each aperture, Aapert, of the wave-abating region to at least about two orders of magnitude smaller than a fictional total area of the wave-abating region excluding apertures, Afict.
A wave energy-dissipation apparatus for use in a body of liquid, the apparatus comprising:
- a surface member having an apertured wave-abating region therein;
- and
- a frame to support the surface member;
- wherein
- the wave-abating region is inclined at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane and arranged so that waves in the liquid would impinge thereon,
- the frame is configured so that defined therein are one or more spaces open from the wave-abating region to where a median of the liquid surface would be located, and
- at least one of the following, where it is assumed that a wave propagation direction is substantially perpendicular to the wave-abating region and parallel to the horizontal plane,
- the wave-abating region does not intersect an axis that is perpendicular to the propagation direction and that lies in the horizontal plane, and
- the wave-abating region also is inclined at an acute angle with respect to an axis that is perpendicular to the propagation direction and that lies in the horizontal plan.
The apparatus of claims 34, wherein an area of each aperture, Aapert, of the wave-abating region is at least about two orders of magnitude smaller than a fictional total area of the wave-abating region excluding apertures, Afict.
A method of dissipating energy of waves traveling at or near a surface of a body of liquid, the method comprising:
- providing surface member having an apertured wave-abating region therein;
- providing a frame;
- supporting the surface member with the frame;
- inclining the wave-abating region of the surface member at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane;
- arranging the wave-abating region so that waves in the liquid would impinge thereon;
- configuring the frame so that defined therein are one or more spaces open from the wave-abating region to where a median of the liquid surface would be located;
- and
- at least one of the following, where it is assumed that a wave propagation direction is substantially perpendicular to the wave-abating region and parallel to the horizontal plane,
- disposing the wave-abating region so as to not intersect an axis that is perpendicular to the propagation direction and that lies in the horizontal plane, and
- disposing the wave-abating region also to be inclined at an acute angle with respect to an axis that is perpendicular to the propagation direction and that lies in the horizontal plane.
The method of any of claims 37, further comprising:
- setting an area of each aperture, Aapert, of the wave-abating region to be at least about two orders of magnitude smaller than a fictional total area of the wave-abating region excluding apertures, Afict.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.