Wavebrake dissipates water wave energy.
Wavebrake is the ultimate solution in wave attenuation, wave dispersion and shoreline control. Various crude offshore systems utilizing tires or other modular designs have been introduced for purposes of erosion control and wave energy extraction. The Wavebreak wave attenuator module is a one of a kind floating breakwater having multiple recesses that channel flowing water.
When a plurality of these wave attenuator modules is constructed into a wave attenuation system, the water will be channeled into a series of constrictions and voids that will dissipate the water wave energy by hydraulic resistance and friction. This is critical to the effectiveness and efficiency of the system. The need for these buoyant modules is to break the laminar flow of water into a state of turbulence. The turbulence increases the disorganization and chaos of the incoming water, greatly increasing the distance that individual cells of water travel. As the water cells travel farther through the system, the overall resistance flowing through the system is greatly increased.
The Wavebrake System Has Many Applications
- Wave & Wake Barriers
- Protection for Docks, Lifts and Boarding
- Eliminate Chop from Heavy Boat Traffic
- Use the Boat No Matter the Weather
- Use the Dock for Mooring without Damage
- Residential Harbors
- Create Quite Water in Wave Conditions
- Promotes Safe Boating in All Conditions
- Erosion Control
- Perpendicular Structures; jetty, groin, or pier
- Parallel Structure; offshore breakwaters
- Beach Stabilization
- Create offshore shoals to slow wave energy
- Slow sand migration and build beach mass
- Marina Breakwaters
- Eliminate wake & chop from the mooring area
- Eliminate repair costs from storm driven waves
- Marine Habitat
- Creates a fish hotel for the area
- May impact speed of weed growth
- Does not impede littoral drift
- Negative environmental impact
- Wetlands
- Protect plantings in restored shore areas
- Protect exposed areas from storms
- Protect marshes without fill
Wavebrake is fully customized to YOUR specifications... No matter how big or small the disturbance is, or how deep the water runs, you can count on the Wavebrake to perform exactly as you intend!
The Wavebrake System's physical attributes
- Flexibility
- Standard blue for visibility, black submerged
- Special designed connectors for cube to cube connection
- Cubes weigh 15#’s each at 3/16” thickness
- Rope is braid polyester (30,000# tensile strength)
- Cubes are connected through interlocking flanges
- Modularity
- Diamond is the strongest configuration
- Staggered Alignment is optimum attenuation
- Other configurations are possible (slope, curtain, blanket, staggered)
- Site Knowledge Required
- Water Depths
- Wind direction and velocities
- Wave height and load history required
- Bottom type determines anchoring selection
- Assembly
- Build from the bottom up as you go with connector
- Thread rope through flanges holes for anchor
- Anchoring
- Depends on bottom and load requirements
- Types; concrete block, chase, manta, piles
- Number of tethers determined from wind loads
- 3 to 6 tethers per 25’ section
- Tether is 4’ grommet loop to anchor line
- Configuration
- Modified diamond: 2x3x2 or 3x4x3x2
- Staggered: 2x4x2 or 3x6x3
- Wave travel length: 10’ to 15’
- Depth is 40” to 80”
- Height above the water is 4” (reef), 2’ to 4’ to 6’
- Possible to go as deep, wide or high as necessary for the application
The Wavebrake System's cost elements
- Permits
- Cubes & Rope & Connectors
- Assembly of System
- Anchoring at the Site
- Installation at the site
- Maintenance (Very Low)
Summary
- Inland conditions are 2’ to 6’ waves with a 4-6 second or less interval
- Designed to take wave energy off the shore line
- Residential erosion control
- Residential Safe Harbor
- Safe boating in rough conditions
- Marina Wind & Wave Barrier
