METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DAMPENING WAVES IN A WAVE POOL USING PADDED GRATE DRAINAGE SYSTEM

摘要

A wave pool for producing waves having a first wave forming portion with an inclined section and a second wave dampening portion having a raised floor above a bottom chamber floor wherein the raised floor preferably has multiple openings thereon and a predetermined porosity (γ) within the range of 0<γ≦0.5, such that as the waves travel across the wave dampening chamber, a boundary layer of energy absorbing vortices and eddies are generated above and below the raised floor resulting from water flowing up and down through the perforations, which helps to dampen the waves, and wherein the raised floor preferably comprises a padded grate drainage system consisting of multiple elongated members formed by rigid bars with foam adhered on one side thereof, which are encapsulated by a water impervious layer.

主权项

1. A wave pool having a body of water therein with a standing mean water level comprising:
a wave generator located substantially at a first end of said wave pool for propagating non-standing waves that travel across said body of water from said first end toward a second end, opposite said first end; a first pool portion comprising a floor extended from said first end in the direction of said second end, said floor comprising an inclined section extending upward; a second pool portion extended from said inclined section toward said second end comprising a wave dampening chamber located substantially between said inclined section and said second end; wherein said wave dampening chamber comprises a raised floor having openings therein extended above a bottom chamber floor, wherein said raised floor has a predetermined porosity (γ) within the range of 0<γ≦0.5 that helps to dampen the waves traveling across said wave dampening chamber; and wherein said raised floor comprises a padded grate drainage system having substantially elongated members that are spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other and which are padded to provide safety to users.