Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
  • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
  • E02B3/00—Engineering works in connection with control or use of streams, rivers, coasts, or other marine sites; Sealings or joints for engineering works in general
  • E02B3/04—Structures or apparatus for, or methods of, protecting banks, coasts, or harbours
  • E02B3/06—Moles; Piers; Quays; Quay walls; Groynes; Breakwaters ; Wave dissipating walls; Quay equipment
  • E02B3/062—Constructions floating in operational condition, e.g. breakwaters or wave dissipating walls
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
  • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
  • E02B3/00—Engineering works in connection with control or use of streams, rivers, coasts, or other marine sites; Sealings or joints for engineering works in general
  • E02B3/04—Structures or apparatus for, or methods of, protecting banks, coasts, or harbours
  • E02B3/06—Moles; Piers; Quays; Quay walls; Groynes; Breakwaters ; Wave dissipating walls; Quay equipment
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02A10/00—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE at coastal zones; at river basins
  • Y02A10/11—Hard structures, e.g. dams, dykes or breakwaters

Definitions

• the invention relates to a floating breakwater for reduction of waves in water including in fjords, seas, oceans or lakes where the floating breakwater is compound by at least one float and at least one pipe, which is fully or partially enclosed by a water permeable structure and placed under the float, and where the floating breakwater is compound by two or more modules, which each consist of at least one float and at least one pipe, which is fully or partially enclosed by a water permeable structure.
• a floating breakwater including a container shaped as a pipe, which is closed in both ends and shaped as a float and one or more underlying containers shaped as pipes, which are closed in both ends, where the containers are enclosed by a net and is anchored to the seabed.
• the floating breakwater can be composed of several, after each other, connected pipe shaped containers and can be made of a synthetic plastic material.
• a floating breakwater of the type stated in the introductory portion of claim 1 which is characterized in that the floating breakwater above the float is provided with at least one pipe, which is fully or partially above the water surface and which is connected to the float with a water permeable structure.
• the wave reducing effect is improved since a part of the wave energy is converted to movement of the water permeable structure.
• Fig. 1 shows a simplified diagram of a floating breakwater with a float, which is placed in the water surface and which is provided with two overlying and an underlying pipe where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure.
• Fig. 2 shows a simplified diagram of a floating breakwater, which is compound by two units, as shown in fig. 1 , which each consist of a float, which is placed in the water surface and which is provided with two overlying and an underlying pipe where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure.
• Fig. 1 shows a simplified diagram of a floating breakwater with a float, which is placed in the water surface and which is provided with two overlying and an underlying pipe where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure.
• FIG. 3 shows a simplified diagram of a floating breakwater, which is compound by two units, which each consist of a float, which is placed in the water surface and which is provided with an underlying pipe and where one unit is also provided with two overlying pipes where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure.
• Fig. 4 shows a simplified diagram of a floating breakwater with two floats placed in the water surface, which is provided with two overlying and an underlying pipe, where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure.
• Fig. 5 shows a simplified diagram of a floating breakwater with a float placed in the water surface, which is provided with two underlying pipes, where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure.
• Fig. 6 shows a simplified diagram of a floating breakwater with two floats, which are placed below the water surface and which forms buoyancy to an overlying pipe, where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure.
• Fig. 7 shows a photo of a preferred embodiment of a floating breakwater with a float, which is to float on the water surface and which is provided with two overlying and an underlying pipe where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure.
• Fig. 5 shows a simplified diagram of a floating breakwater with a float placed in the water surface, which is provided with two underlying pipes, where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure.
• Fig. 6 shows a simplified diagram of a floating breakwater with two floats, which are placed below the water surface and which forms buoy
• FIG. 8 shows a photo of a preferred embodiment of a floating breakwater with a float, which is to float on the water surface and which is provided with two underlying pipes where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure and where the floating breakwater is provided with a perforated pipe for pumping out air for counteracting ice formation around the floating breakwater.
• a floating breakwater which is placed in water shown at a water surface titled 1 where the buoyancy of the floating breakwater is created by a float 2, which in a preferred embodiment consists of a closed and air filled pipe.
• float 2 Above the float 2, two preferably open pipes 4 are placed, and below the float is placed a preferably open pipe 3.
• the float 2 and the underlying pipe 3 are connected with a mechanical coupling 5, which can be a plate with cut out holes for placement of respectively the float 2 and the pipe 3.
• fig. 2 is shown a simplified diagram of a floating breakwater, which is compound by two units, as shown in fig. 1 , which each consists of a float 2, which is placed in the water surface 1 , and which is provided with two overlying pipes 4 and an underlying pipe 3 where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure 7.
• fig. 3 is shown a variant of the floating breakwater shown in fig. 2, since only one unit in fig. 3 is provided with overlying pipe 4.
• Fig. 4 shows a floating breakwater, which consists of two floats 2, which are placed in the water surface 1 , and which are provided with two overlying pipes 4 and an underlying pipe 3 where the floats 2 and the underlying pipe 33 are connected with a mechanical coupling 5, which can be a plate with cut out holes for placement of respectively the floats 2 and the pipe 3.
• fig. 5 is shown a simplified diagram of a floating breakwater with a float 2 placed in the water surface 1 , which is provided with two underlying pipes 3 where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure 7.
• fig. 6 is shown a simplified diagram of a floating breakwater with two floats 2, which are placed below the water surface 1 , and which create buoyancy to an overlying pipe 3, where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure 7.
• FIG. 7 is shown a photo of a preferred embodiment of a floating breakwater with a float 2, which is to float on the water surface 1 , and which is provided with two overlying pipes 4 and an underlying pipe 3 where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure 7.
• the floating breakwater is compound by identical modules 9, whereby the floating breakwater can easily be expanded to any length.
• Fig. 8 shows a photo of a preferred embodiment of a floating breakwater with a float 2, which is to float on the water surface 1 , and which is provided with an underlying pipe 3, where all components are enclosed by a water permeable structure 7 and where the floating breakwater is provided with a perforated pipe 10 for pumping out air for counteracting formation of ice around the floating breakwater.
• the water permeable structure 7 consists of a flexible net.
• the pipe 10 runs along the floating breakwater and can as shown in fig. 8 be mounted in the bottom of the floating breakwater.
• the floating breakwater contains at least one pipe (4), which is fully or partially above the water surface (1 ) and which is connected to the float with a water permeable structure (7).
• the floating breakwater is also fully or partially manufactured from a polymeric material such as polyethene.

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