Patent ID: 6015244
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: E02B,Y02A

Abstract:
A wind directing water dissipating unit adapted to be positioned adjacent to and above a sea wall barrier on a body of water, said unit comprising:a water facing wall and an upward facing wall;a plurality of wind directing passages in said unit, each said passage including an inlet passing through said water facing wall and an outlet passing through said upward facing wall where each said wind directing passage has a diminishing cross section from said inlet to said outlet such that air entering each said inlet of a passage is redirected and accelerated as the air is discharged from said outlet of said passage;said inlets on said water facing wall being located above the normal surface of the body of water to prevent blockage of said inlets by the water, so that during stormy-windy conditions, air entering and passing through said passages creates a generally vertical air curtain above said upward facing wall;whereby any air-borne water lifted and driven over said unit is dissipated by said air curtain.