Adjustable Wave Obstacle for Breaking Surf Ride Profiles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water attractions, such as wave pools and sheet wave rides, fail to provide a true surfing experience due to the lack of wave breaking and the inability to use an actual surfboard, and existing deep wave surfing systems are limited in creating an accurate approximation of natural surfing environments.
Innovation Solution
A wave system with an adjustable obstacle that creates a contoured wave surface, featuring a declined surface, interior side walls, and a water cycle with a pump system and water smoothener, allowing for customizable wave configurations and smoother water flow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If sheet wave rides use a contoured ride surface to simulate surfing, then users can experience a water attraction activity, but wave breaking cannot occur and true surfing experience is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The ride surface is designed as a movable obstacle that can dynamically adjust its position and configuration to create varying wave profiles. This allows the system to generate dynamic, breaking-like waves that adapt to different operating conditions, transforming the static sheet flow into a dynamic wave structure that more closely replicates natural surfing conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes physical parameters of the water flow and obstacle configuration to transition from laminar sheet flow to turbulent breaking wave conditions. By adjusting flow rate, obstacle position, and surface geometry, the system creates varying wave characteristics including breaking patterns that were previously unachievable in controlled water attraction environments.
2Adaptability or versatility
If deep wave surfing systems attempt to create accurate natural surfing approximation, then wave breaking can occur, but the system complexity and limitations prevent true authenticity
Solution Approach 1:
The ride surface is divided into multiple segmented, movable obstacle elements that can independently adjust their position and configuration. This segmentation allows complex wave patterns to be created through coordinated movement of individual segments, achieving natural surfing conditions without requiring an overly complex monolithic system structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable obstacle system serves multiple functions: it creates wave breaking, controls wave profile, adjusts ride difficulty, and simulates different ocean conditions. This multi-functionality allows a single system design to replicate various natural surfing environments, reducing the need for multiple specialized systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If wave system uses fixed obstacle configuration, then system simplicity is maintained, but wave characteristics cannot be customized or adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The obstacle configuration transitions from fixed to dynamically adjustable, allowing real-time modification of wave characteristics. The movable components enable operators to change wave height, break location, and profile to create customized riding conditions while maintaining a relatively simple mechanical adjustment mechanism.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system generates rideable waves with adjustable characteristics, providing a more authentic surfing experience by controlling wave shape and turbulence, enhancing user interaction and safety through customizable wave surfaces and smoother water flow.
Implementation Method 1
The pump system may include a moveable mechanism for translating the pumps from a first position to a second position
Implementation Method 2
an obstacle in which water is pushed over to create a wave contoured surface for riding or maneuvering by a user
Implementation Method 3
The exemplary wave system may include a water smoothener. Exemplary embodiments of the wave smoothener may be created by sheets having apertures therein
Data Source
AI summary
A wave system is disclosed herein. The wave system may include an obstacle over which water is pushed to create a wave contoured surface for riding or maneuvering by a user.