WO2014074664A4 - Method and apparatus for producing waves suitable for surfing using staggered wave generators extended along a curved stagger line - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a wave pool having a deep end and a shallow end, wherein a plurality of wave generators is provided along the deep end that are extended along a curved stagger line positioned at an oblique angle relative to the moving waves. The wave generators are preferably extended in a substantially staggered manner relative to the travel direction of the waves, wherein a pair of dividing walls is preferably provided in front of each generator, wherein the dividing walls are extended substantially forward with an outward fade angle of no more than about 20 degrees relative to each other. The wave generators are preferably operated in sequence, such that a plurality of wave segments is generated, and such that the wave segments can travel forward and then merge together to form a substantially uniform resultant wave which travels forward and then breaks along the shallow end.
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1 . (currently amended) A wave pool comprising:
a plurality of wave generators adapted to produce wave segments that travel substantially forward in front of each wave generator, wherein said wave generators are extended in a substantially staggered manner relative to the travel direction of the wave segments, and wherein said wave generators are positioned along a curved stagger line that is generally at an oblique angle relative to the travel direction of the wave segments;
a pair of dividing walls extended substantially forward in front of each of said wave generators, wherein within each pair, said dividing walls are extended with a fade angle of no more than 20 degrees relative to each other, such that the wave segment that travels between said pair of dividing walls forms properly and can merge together with other wave segments in the series to form a resultant wave; and
a sloped floor [extended substantially in said wave pool, wherein said floor comprises] comprising an incline that enables the resultant wave to break thereon.
2. (cancelled) The wave pool of claim , wherein said wave generators are adapted such that each dividing wall is extended at a predetermined angle relative to the dividing wall of a preceding wave generator in the series, wherein the angle between each adjacent dividing wall is equivalent to the fade angle of each pair of said dividing walls.
3. (currently amended) The wave pool of claim [2] 1, wherein said wave generators are adapted such that each dividing wall is extended at a predetermined angle relative to the dividing wall of a preceding wave generator in the series, and wherein the angle between a first wave generator and a last wave generator in the series is equivalent to the accumulation of all the predetermined angles of all the dividing walls in the series.
4. (currently amended) The wave pool of claim [2] 3, wherein said fade angle and said predetermined angle are substantially equal to or less than about 5 degrees each.
5. The wave pool of claim 1 , wherein said curved stagger line extends along a circular arc and wherein said sloped floor extends along a curved breaker line that extends along a substantially similar or parallel circular arc.
6. The wave pool of claim 5, wherein said curved stagger line extends around a full 360 degrees to form a wave pool having a substantially circular shape.
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7. (currently amended) The wave pool of claim 5, wherein a predetermined number of wave generators [are] is provided around said circular arc, wherein the overall shape of the wave pool comprises a segment of a circle and is dependent on how many wave generators are provided.
8. The wave pool of claim 1 , wherein said wave generators are adapted to be operated in sequence, such that a plurality of wave segments is generated at preselected time intervals, wherein as the wave segments travel forward, they merge together to form a substantially uniform resultant unbroken wave that extends forward in a substantially arcuate manner.
9. (currently amended) A wave generating system comprising:
a wave pool having a first end with a plurality of wave generators located thereon and a second end having a shoreline;
wherein said wave generators are adapted to produce wave segments that travel substantially forward in front of each wave generator, wherein said wave generators are extended in a substantially staggered manner relative to the travel direction of the wave segments, and are positioned along a curved stagger line that is generally at an oblique angle relative to the travel direction of the wave segments;
wherein a pair of dividing walls is extended substantially forward in front of each of said wave generators, and wherein within each pair, said dividing walls are adapted with [a] an outward fade angle of no more than 20 degrees between them, wherein the dividing walls help to [that] substantially [maintains] maintain the energy, height and amplitude of the wave segments that are generated and travel within said pair of dividing walls; and
wherein said dividing walls are adapted to enable the wave segments to merge together downstream from said dividing walls, first on one side and then on the other side, to form a uniforrfi resultant wave that extends in a substantially arcuate manner.
10. (cancelled) The system of claim 9, wherein said wave generators are adapted such that each dividing wall is extended at a predetermined angle relative to the dividing wall of a preceding wave generator in the series, wherein the angle between each adjacent dividing wall is equivalent to the fade angle of each pair of said dividing walls.
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11. (currently amended) The system [wave pool] of claim 9, [wherein said fade angle is less than 20 degrees, and] wherein a sloped floor is extended along said shoreline of said second end, along a curved breaker line that is substantially similar in curvature or substantially parallel to said curved stagger line.
12. (currently amended) The system [wave pool] of claim [10] 9, wherein said curved stagger line extends along a circular arc and a predetermined number of wave generators is provided around said circular arc, wherein the overall shape of the wave pool comprises a segment of a circle and is dependent on how many wave generators are provided.
13. (currently amended) The system [wave pool] of claim 9, wherein said wave generators are adapted to be operated in sequence, such that a plurality of wave segments is generated at pre-selected time intervals, wherein as the wave segments travel forward, they merge together to form a substantially uniform resultant unbroken wave.
14. A method of generating waves comprising :
providing a wave pool having a plurality of wave generators adapted to produce wave segments that travel substantially forward in front of said wave generators, wherein said wave generators are extended in a substantially staggered manner relative to the travel direction of the wave segments, and are positioned along a curved stagger line relative to the travel direction of the wave segments;
intermittently generating wave segments in sequence with each of said wave generators wherein each of said wave segments travel forward through a pair of dividing walls extended substantially in front of each wave generator, wherein each pair of dividingwalls is adapted to have a fade angle of less than 20 degrees, and helps to maintain the energy, height and amplitude of the wave segments travelling forward; and causing the wave segments to merge together as they travel forward beyond said dividing walls to form a single resultant wave that extends substantially along an arcuate path across said wave pool.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein said method comprises operating said wave generators in sequence intermittently such that a plurality of wave segments is
generated at pre-selected time intervals, wherein as the wave segments travel forward, they merge together to form a substantially uniform resultant unbroken wave.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein in front of each wave generator, the wave segment travels through the following:
a full wave formation zone extending between said pair of dividing walls which helps maintain the energy, height and amplitude of the wave segment that travels forward through said pair of dividing walls;
a partial wave merging zone which enables the wave segment to merge with another wave segment generated by a preceding wave generator in the series; and
a full wave merging zone which enables the wave segment to merge with another wave segment generated by a succeeding wave generator in the series.
17. The method of claim 6, wherein each pair of dividing walls comprises a short dividing wall on one side, and a long dividing wall on the other side, wherein said partial wave merging zone extends from a distal end of said short dividing wall to a distal end of said long dividing wall, and said full wave merging zone extends from said distal end of said long dividing wall forward, toward a shallow end of said pool.
18. The method of claim 14, wherein a sloped floor is extended along a shallow end of said pool, along a curved breaker line that is substantially similar in curvature or substantially parallel to said curved stagger line, wherein the waves are allowed to travel across said wave pool and break obliquely along said curved breaker line.
19. (cancelled) The method of claim 14, wherein said wave generators are adapted such that each dividing wall is extended at a predetermined angle relative to the dividing wall of a preceding wave generator in the series, wherein the angle between each adjacent dividing wall is equivalent to the fade angle of each pair of said dividing walls.
20. The method of claim 14, wherein said curved stagger line extends along a circular arc and a predetermined number of wave generators are provided around said circular arc, wherein the overall shape of the wave pool comprises a segment of a circle and is dependent-on how many wave generators are provided.
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