US20200370259A1

US20200370259A1 - Kaapaali bowls and tunnels - the tsunami diverter

Info

Publication number: US20200370259A1
Application number: US16/962,721
Authority: US
Inventors: Senthilkumaran K
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2018-02-16
Filing date: 2018-02-16
Publication date: 2020-11-26
Also published as: WO2019158980A1; AU2018408876B2; JP7025793B2; JP2021514436A; AU2018408876A1

Abstract

The Idea is about a durable, efficient manual underwater construction that can check the Tsunami and help nullify the damage caused by it at shore. While the traditional and existing methods try to defend the shore cities with walls and jetty, facing the full threshold of Tsuanmi, the patent is about is more efficient and durable underwater manual construction that would absolve of all the energy from Tsunami and also averts creating rebound Tsunami and as well withstands it for life time, in such a way that current cities which are affected by Tsunami will become risk free even in case of the event. We need to identify Crucial point in the ocean bed for that shore city and based on topography of the land scape under water at Crucial point we can design customized placement of KAAPAALI bowls. There is no specific geometry as topography is bound to vary and this eases up construction, as well it is sidelined with main theme of this construction, disorient the Tsunami, absolve the energy and create downfall of Tsunami underwater and as well restrict the rebound of Tsunami again as there will be no geometry but chaos in the rebound of Tsunami too. Thus both onward Tsunami and rebound Tsunami both can be checked. The main theme is to run the Tsunami into trenches and smash it against the land releasing all the potential of Tsunami underwater itself, the construction mentioned in patent is about more durable easily constructible version of it, which method would be more efficient again depends on the Topography.

Description

INTRODUCTION

This idea is about how to divert a Tsunami wave that is shot by underwater Earth quake in deep Ocean and protect the shore cities from damage. Once we understand the intricacies, mechanics in formation of a powerful Tsunami, then I can address the idea that I would present here.
Please refer the hand drawn pictures, representation that illuminates the mechanics of Tsunami with jargons that would be used in that to make this presentation easily understandable.

REFER PICTURE ON PAGE 4, DIAGRAM I, II

Source point—Underwater Tectonic plate earthquake junction.
High pressure head—The pressure caused on ocean bed and Tsunami by upper layers of Oceanic water due to gravity, which is greater at deep Ocean and reduces progressively proceeding towards shore with reduction in depth.
Wall of Tsunami—The Frontal part of live Tsunami wave. Core of Tsunami—The parabolic Core of the live Tsunami wave. Rebound Tsunami—The reverse Tsunami caused by bounce of Original Tsunami on constraining structures.
Crucial point—The junction from where the tapered gradient land starts to ascend from deep oceanic floor to beach above.
HKTB—Horizontal Kaapaali Tunnel and Bowl.
VKTB—Vertical Kaapaali Tunnel and Bowl.

TSUNAMI FORMATION AND ATTACK MECHANICS—

It is necessary to reiterate this, to make the patent idea understandable. Tsunami is formed, Whenever there is a strong underwater earthquake which is caused by opposing or moving tectonic plates which move with respect to other and suddenly spurts it mass against the deep ocean water, it packs a powerful thrust into water mass, which ideally should have straightly/diagonally shoot up to the layer of the ocean, however the tectonic spurt surface area is comparatively negligible to surface area of the ocean above the spot which is filled with fluid, which constantly gets attracted towards the ocean bed due to gravity creating a strong restraint for this straight upward shoot up, as well sometimes the tectonic plates would be transferring the energy side wards into the water rather than upward thrust. Any direction all the above factors are valid. The energy transfer is from Solid to Fluid and in a way Fluid is trying to restrain the thrust because of High pressure head. If the quake is powerful enough then the energy transferred by quake finds restrain from High pressure head, hence it finds expression as a Tsunami and lands on the ocean bead and starts rolling on either side of the source point. It is under constant High pressure head so as it rolls towards beach it slowly loses energy but enlarges the Core of Tsunami and Wall of Tsunami, where the energy lost in transition and constrain by gravity is very negligible as far as the energy of Tsunami is considered. As well as, as the Tsunami rolls on the ocean bed and moves towards beach the size of the wall and core of tsunami keeps on increasing as the High pressure head from deep ocean to beach keeps on decreasing progressively. Once the Tsunami hits the beach there is complete transformation of potential (semi kinetic) energy to complete kinetic energy of tall vast and devastative Tsunami on shore cities. Typically all the existing methods of Tsunami and related protection is all about withstanding the power of Tsunami at this END POINT which is very much futile. Hence the Idea for patent which deals the wave in different spot with a different and comparatively very easy synthetic arrangement to the existing ones.
Hence the Kaapaali Bowls and Tunnels.

PROPOSED IDEA FOR PATENT

My idea for patent proposes diverting the Tsunami in depth of oceans itself. Tsunami would always run on the ocean bed in its compressed form. Once it goes past the crucial point, there is no stopping it due to its sheer power. So while Tsunami is reeling under heavy High pressure head in depth of ocean, it can be diverted to hit the land and rebound back towards Source point losing all the energy and orientation in the process in the underwater. More specific design would absorb maximum thrust from Tsunami and cause a substantial disorientation in the Rebound Tsunami.
Ideally the thrust given by quake is absorbed by water and as it start moving due to fluidic nature of water and dynamics caused by High pressure head and kinetic energy, Tsunami grows its CORE and WALL, progressively as it runs towards the beach.
Though ocean bed offers resistance it is negligible to power of Tsunami. However when we introduce trenches in the floor bed, Wall of Tsunami is diverted and pushed to hit the floor harder due to High pressure head and weaken thoroughly. Refer page 5 and diagram III.
Slightly improvising the Idea with stepper block (KAAPAALI BOWLS) would disorient the Tsunami wave that hits on it and Rebound would be just disoriented COREless and weakened with varied WALL height Tsunami, Refer page 5 and diagram IV. Where we eliminate both onward journey of Tsunami as well absolve of all its power on Rebound.
The structures thus placed might get damaged in due course of Oceanic water movement or after successful diversion of Tsunami for few times.
Hence, further improvised method Bowls in Tunnels (KAAPAALI BOWLS AND TUNNELS) exactly well placed on and around crucial point in the deep ocean bed. The Tunnels are to be the regular steel reinforced cement concrete that would be used for under water transport conduits and same material can be used for the Stepper blocks called bowls, Refer page 6 diagram V, VI and Page 7 Diagram VII.
The Bowls to Tunnel conduits and conduits to ocean beds and walls are supposed to be strongly packed around with ocean soil in such a way that it should be reinforced like natural tunnels in rock, soil package around should be rigid and firm such that there is no change in position or orientation after absorbing the impact of Tsunami.
Page 7 and diagram VII is simplistic hand drawn representation of KAAPALI BOWLS AND TUNNELS, while tunnels are regular conduits used in under water transport system.

Claims

1. I hereby claim that the best possible solution to restrain a Tsunami wave has to be done underwater with wedge/stepper/trench shaped structures oriented with Land(Ocean bed) which would absolve of the energy of tsunami by taking a straight impact and remain in its place for a life time.

The Tunnels with stepper blocks tightly packed at Floor(Ocean bed) and walls (Crucial point raising gradient in land underwater) disoriented in direction and size with each other not only absolves the energy of Onward tsunami but dismantles the direction and orientation of rebound Tsunami as well, which causes crumpling of Tsunami (onward, rebound) to crumple under HIGH PRESSURE HEAD underwater.

Thus I wish to patent the Underwater strategy, easily constructible and maintainable Crucial point tunnels with stepper blocks (Kaapaali bowls with Tunnels) with different orientation without a clean geometry (by purpose). This base Idea can understandably be easily improvised depending on the underwater land's topography at the CRUCIAL POINT.