Surf Pool Wave Layout Using Diverging and Converging Swells
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing surf pool designs are costly due to the need for extensive wave generating devices across large pool areas, requiring significant construction expenses and water volume, filtration, and sanitation equipment.
Innovation Solution
The use of diverging and converging swells generated by a reduced number of wave making devices, such as plungers, in a triangle or U-shaped surf pool, which utilize diffraction principles to create waves breaking over artificial reefs, reducing the number and size of necessary wave generating units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If wave generating devices are spread across the entire back wall area of the surf pool, then wave generation effectiveness is improved, but construction cost and pool size increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The wave generation system is segmented into multiple independent wave making devices distributed along the generator wall. Each device operates autonomously to create waves, allowing the system to maintain effective wave generation while reducing the total number of devices needed compared to traditional continuous wall designs. This segmentation enables precise placement of devices only where needed for optimal wave creation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional linear wave generation along a flat back wall to a three-dimensional approach using angled generator walls that converge to form a triangle or V-shape. The apex of this geometric configuration focuses wave energy efficiently. This dimensional change allows fewer wave making devices to produce equivalent or superior wave generation效果, reducing both device count and pool footprint.
2Productivity
If more wave making devices are used across the generator wall, then wave generation capability is improved, but device complexity and construction cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple wave making devices are merged into a coordinated system operating from a unified geometric configuration (triangle/V-shape generator wall). The devices work in concert rather than independently, with their combined effect focused through the apex geometry. This merging reduces the total number of devices needed while maintaining or improving wave generation capability through synergistic operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The wave making devices are designed with multi-functionality, capable of operating effectively in the concentrated geometric configuration of the triangle/V-shape pool. Each device serves multiple purposes: generating waves, contributing to focused energy at the apex, and working cooperatively with adjacent devices. This universality reduces the need for specialized additional equipment or complex control systems.
3Productivity
If traditional wave generating devices are used spread across the pool, then wave creation is achieved, but water volume and sanitation equipment costs increase to millions of dollars
Solution Approach 1:
The pool is segmented into functional zones with wave making devices concentrated at specific locations along the generator wall rather than uniformly distributed. This segmentation allows for reduced overall water volume while maintaining effective wave generation in the critical surfing area, as devices are positioned only where needed for wave creation rather than filling the entire back wall.
Solution Approach 2:
The transition to a three-dimensional triangle/V-shape generator wall configuration concentrates wave generation efficiency, allowing smaller pool volumes to achieve effective wave creation. The geometric focusing at the apex maximizes wave energy in a compact space, reducing the total water volume required compared to traditional linear pool designs.
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
This approach significantly reduces construction costs and pool size while maintaining efficient wave generation, allowing for multiple surf breaks in a smaller area.
Implementation Method 1
the swell starts to expand outward in a diffraction or diverging way
Implementation Method 2
the swell begins at the apex of the surf pool, the swell starts to expand outward in a diffraction or diverging way
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AI summary
Disclosed in the current invention is a way to build a low cost and highly efficient surf pool by using diverging and converging swells to create waves for surfing. When a plurality of individual plunger wave generating devices or a single triangle pyramid shaped plunger, force a diverging swell into a first end of a surf pool. The swell then diverges or expands outward until the swell is wide enough to break over an artificial surfing reef. When a plurality of individual plunger wave generating devices in different opposite locations in the surf pool pushes a swell into the surf pool, as the swell transverses it converges into a single swell, which then continues to travel and breaks over an artificial surfing reef.