Water wave absorber
US4836709A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A10/11
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
There is described a water wave absorber, particularly suitable for use in testing tanks, to reduce the reflection of generated waves. The absorber comprises a series of sheets of unflattened expanded material, usually metal, positioned one behind the other and the sheets being arranged in generally decreasing porosity from the front of the wave absorber to the rear thereof.
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