What are the types of floating breakwaters?
According to literature from the journals of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) there are four groups of floating breakwaters – box, pontoon, mat and tethered float. We believe that Wavebrake establishes a fifth: A three (3) Dimensional porous space frame ( Wavebrake ). Wavebrake reduces the waves by transferring some energy via mooring system to the sea floor anchors. It also inherently reduces wave energy due to its three (3) dimensional grid structure. The anchoring is intended to restrict the movement of the structure so that it will constantly interrupt the laminar flow of the waves by the self cancellation process created by the turbulence generated. In a sense the Wavebrake acts as a resonator.
