Rotatable Subsurface Wave Suppressor with Damping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wave suppression devices require anchoring to prevent spinning and fail to effectively dissipate wave energy below the water surface, causing environmental damage and incomplete wave suppression.
Innovation Solution
A wave suppressor device featuring a float member with a subsurface member that is rotatably attached and includes a damping member with apertures for fluid flow and a ballast member to prevent rotation and enhance subsurface wave energy dissipation, eliminating the need for anchoring and improving energy dissipation capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If anchoring is used to prevent device spinning, then device stability is improved, but environmental damage occurs and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the anchoring system from the device design entirely. The subsurface member is freely rotatable on the float member without requiring anchors to prevent spinning, thereby eliminating the harmful effect of anchor installation on the water floor while maintaining device stability through the rotational damping mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The device uses its own rotational motion and the damping member to dissipate wave energy and prevent spinning without external assistance. The subsurface member rotates freely to absorb wave energy, and the damping member provides resistance to rotational motion, creating a self-regulating system that eliminates the need for anchoring.
2Stability of the object's composition
If anchoring is used to prevent device spinning, then device stability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the anchoring system from the device design entirely. The subsurface member is freely rotatable on the float member without requiring anchors to prevent spinning, thereby eliminating the harmful effect of anchor installation on the water floor while maintaining device stability through the rotational damping mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The device uses its own rotational motion and the damping member to dissipate wave energy and prevent spinning without external assistance. The subsurface member rotates freely to absorb wave energy, and the damping member provides resistance to rotational motion, creating a self-regulating system that eliminates the need for anchoring.
3Device complexity
If device design does not address subsurface wave energy, then device simplicity is maintained, but wave suppression effectiveness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two functional segments: the float member that handles surface wave energy and the subsurface member that handles near-surface wave energy. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in dissipating wave energy at its respective depth, improving overall wave suppression effectiveness without requiring a completely complex integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extends the wave suppression mechanism from the surface dimension to the subsurface dimension. By adding the subsurface member that rotates below the water surface, the device effectively dissipates wave energy at multiple depths, transforming a two-dimensional surface problem into a three-dimensional solution that addresses wave energy throughout the water column.
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
The device effectively suppresses surface and near-surface waves without anchoring, preventing rotation and enhancing wave energy dissipation below the water surface, thus reducing environmental impact and improving wave suppression efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
The damping member may include a central wall defining a plurality of apertures configured to permit fluid to flow therethrough
Implementation Method 2
The ballast member may include: a ballast housing defining an interior volume, and a ballast material positioned within the interior volume of the ballast housing
Implementation Method 3
a float member that may include a pair of opposing end members
Data Source
AI summary
A wave suppressor device including a float member that includes end members, having a first aperture, wall members extending between the end members and defining a subsurface member receiving space, and a subsurface member axle configured to be positioned at least partially within and extend between the first aperture of each of the end members. The wave suppressor device further includes a subsurface member positioned partially within the subsurface member receiving space and extend outward, the subsurface member including an attachment section configured to rotatably attach to the subsurface member axle and a damping member.