MUMBAI, India, Aug. 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511010747 A) filed by Birla Institute Of Technology And Science, Pilani on February 08, 2025, for A Wave Flume System.

Inventors include Santanu Koley; Rajdip Dey; and Amya Ranjan Ray.

The application for the patent was published on August 21, 2026, under issue no. 34/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wave flume system (100) The system (100) comprises a plurality of bottom beds (110), a plurality of modular sidewall compartments (108) connected to each other to form a channel. A bottom portion of each of the plurality of modular sidewall compartments (108) coupled to the plurality of bottom beds (110) in the channel. The system (100) comprises a flap-type wave maker (106) that includes a flap paddle (104), the flat-type wave maker (106) is mounted at a first end of the channel. The flap-type wave maker (106) configured to generate waves. The system (100) comprises a gear motor (205) coupled to the flap-type wave maker (106) via a shaft and the flap paddle (104). The system (100) comprises a sloping beach (112) mounted at the second end of channel, wherein the sloping beach (112) is adjustable to simulate coastal conditions. Figure 1 A.

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