WAVE GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A wave generating apparatus, comprising:
- a channel having a bottom, the channel adapted to direct a flow of water into contact with a bed form located in the channel, the channel and the bed form together being adapted to generate a barrel-shaped wave capable of supporting a person surfing when the flow of water contacts the bed form, the bed form comprising;
a base section adjacent to the bottom of the channel, the base section having a substantially flat first exterior profile defining a first included angle between the first exterior profile and the bottom of the channel; and
an upper section above the base section, the upper section having a substantially flat second exterior profile defining a second included angle between the second exterior profile and the bottom of the channel;
wherein the second included angle is greater than the first included angle.
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Abstract
A wave forming apparatus has a channel for containing a flow of water with an inlet end connected to a water supply, a floor, and spaced side walls, a first bed form or weir at the inlet end of the channel, and a second bed form in the channel downstream of the first bed form. Also disclosed is a wave forming apparatus has a channel for containing a flow of water, the channel having an inlet end connected to a water supply for supplying a flowing stream of water, a floor, and spaced side walls, and at least one oblique foil member adjustably mounted in the floor of the channel. The foils, weirs or bed form, form a standing wave.
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1. A wave generating apparatus, comprising:
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a channel having a bottom, the channel adapted to direct a flow of water into contact with a bed form located in the channel, the channel and the bed form together being adapted to generate a barrel-shaped wave capable of supporting a person surfing when the flow of water contacts the bed form, the bed form comprising; a base section adjacent to the bottom of the channel, the base section having a substantially flat first exterior profile defining a first included angle between the first exterior profile and the bottom of the channel; and an upper section above the base section, the upper section having a substantially flat second exterior profile defining a second included angle between the second exterior profile and the bottom of the channel; wherein the second included angle is greater than the first included angle.
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