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Containerless sheet flow water ride

  • US 6,132,317 A
  • Filed: 03/09/1999
  • Issued: 10/17/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A water ride attraction in which water flows on an incline, said ride attraction comprising a generally containerless inclined riding surface, and a nozzle disposed at a lower elevation of said riding surface, said nozzle being sized and adapted to inject a sheet flow of water upward upon the inclined riding surface toward a higher elevation thereof, the flow of water substantially conforming to the inclined riding surface, the riding surface being containerless such that any spilling white water can drain downward and to the side as run-off water without supercritical flow submersion, and wherein boundary layer induced subcritical flow and associated flow disturbance along the periphery of the riding surface are eliminated, the riding surface being configured without lateral water constraints.

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