Patent ID: 11932360
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 14:
15. The TMD system in combination with a FOWT platform according to claim 14, wherein each second TMD further includes:
a second pressure chamber within each leg connected to a source of pressurized air and a having an air pressure greater than an air pressure within the first pressure chamber;
a second damper pipe having a closed first end and on open second end, the first end attached to an upper end of the second water ballast chamber, the second damper pipe extending toward a floor of the second water ballast chamber, such that the second end is spaced a distance apart from the floor of the second water ballast chamber; and
a second connecting pipe extending between the second pressure chamber and an upper portion of the second damper pipe, the second connecting pipe configured for the flow of pressurized air therethrough.