Amusement devices – Body slide – Water slide
Patent
1995-06-05
1997-09-16
Nguyen, Kien T.
Amusement devices
Body slide
Water slide
A63G 2118
Patent
active
056674457
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a water ride in the form of a river loop having a channel, wherein a portion of the channel is shallow and has a supercritical sheet flow of water thereon, and a portion of the flow in the channel is relatively deep and has a subcritical flow thereon, wherein a rider can float on a floating device, such as an inner tube, and can be carried from the deep portion and onto the shallow portion, and then back into the deep portion. The rider can experience the thrill of being accelerated through the channel by the sheet flow, and because the water ride is in the form of a loop, the rider can repeatedly ride the sheet flow of water without having to exit. A hydraulic jump is preferably created, as the supercritical sheet flow meets the subcritical flow, through which riders travel for a thrilling ride experience.
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Light Wave Ltd.
Nguyen Kien T.
Shimazaki J. John
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