Climate controlled waterside enclosure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Waterside leisure facilities face inefficiencies due to seasonal environmental changes, leading to limited usage and logistical challenges, as they are often only usable during specific temperature and humidity conditions, resulting in sub-optimal equipment utilization and operational inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A controlled waterside leisure facility with an enclosed area of land and water, featuring a transparent roof, water treatment, air conditioning, and wave/wind control systems, allowing for a regulated environment that mimics natural conditions year-round, using external water resources and accommodating various leisure activities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If waterside leisure facilities are located in areas with seasonal environmental changes, then the facilities can be built in accessible locations with good climate during peak season, but the facilities can only be used during limited periods when temperature and humidity conditions are ideal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by using environmental control systems to modify temperature, humidity, and other climatic parameters within the enclosure. This allows the facility to maintain optimal conditions for leisure activities regardless of external seasonal changes, thereby extending usability year-round and improving equipment utilization rates.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the environment into controlled internal conditions and external seasonal conditions by using an enclosure structure. This separation allows independent control of the internal environment, enabling the facility to maintain optimal conditions regardless of external weather, thus resolving the contradiction between location accessibility and year-round usability.
2Productivity
If facilities are enclosed to control environmental conditions, then year-round usability is improved, but the complexity of the facility increases with additional infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the enclosure and environmental control systems to serve multiple functions simultaneously. The enclosure provides both structural protection and environmental control, while the control systems manage temperature, humidity, and air quality across different seasons. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized systems, thereby improving operational efficiency without proportionally increasing complexity.
3Productivity
If seasonal staff are brought to the location during peak season, then operational capacity is improved, but transportation and staffing logistics become inefficient due to seasonal turnover
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies continuity of useful action by enabling year-round operation of the facility through environmental control. This continuous operation allows for stable, permanent staffing arrangements rather than seasonal turnover, eliminating the logistical inefficiencies of repeatedly transporting and training seasonal staff while maintaining high operational capacity throughout the year.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables continuous utilization of the facility regardless of seasonal changes, providing a comfortable and natural environment for users, reducing maintenance and storage issues while protecting against extreme weather conditions.
Implementation Method 1
The water treatment means may in certain embodiments circulate water from outside the enclosure through the enclosure
Implementation Method 2
air conditioning means arranged to maintain the ambient air inside the enclosure at a controlled temperature and humidity
Implementation Method 3
a transparent roof, joined to the dividing wall and surrounding the area of land mass, to substantially separate air in the enclosure from ambient air outside the enclosure, while letting light through the roof
Data Source
AI summary
A waterside leisure facility is disclosed which comprises an enclosure (100), covering and surrounding an area of land mass (101), an enclosed portion (103) of a larger body (103) of water, the land mass having a shore front adjoined to the portion of the body of water, the enclosure further comprising a dividing wall (104) separating the enclosed portion of water from the remaining body of water a transparent roof (106), joined to the dividing wall and surrounding the area of land mass, to substantially separate air in the enclosure from ambient air outside the enclosure, while letting light through the roof, water treatment means (220) arranged to maintain the water in the enclosure at a controlled temperature, while circulating water from outside the enclosure through the enclosure; and air conditioning means (230) arranged to maintain the ambient air inside the enclosure at a controlled temperature and/or humidity.