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Perhaps a simple analogy would be helpful. Man had seen birds fly, and 

 for years tried to emulate them with various flapping devices like wings, but 

 to no avail. The Wright brothers utilized a fixed wing which caused the air- 

 flow to be In a manner to create aerodynamic lift, and man was able to fly. 



DAM-ATOLL does not respond to the up and down wave motion, but utilizes 

 wave refraction theory to alter the wave direction and thus concentrates the 

 diffuse ocean energy, thereby offering the potential for a new cost competitive 

 source of energy. 



While we have built a model and have verified the concept, I wish to make 

 it clear that further development work remains to be done. Nevertheless, the 

 concept is so exciting and Intriguing, and so mechanically simple, we believe 

 It to be our mutual advantage to present It to you. 



The essence of the concept is embodied in these four statements (Fig. 1): 



First, the DAM-ATOLL shell Is specially contoured so that It concentrates 

 the ocean wave in two directions — In the vertical direction nuoh as the ocean 

 beach concentrates the energy, and in the horizontal direction by causing the 

 wave to refract toward the center of the dome. 



Second, the concentrated energy is Introduced Into a vertical chamber In 

 a manner to create an enormous fluid flywheel. This fluid flywheel provides 

 a continuous power output from waves that are spaced apart In time. 



Third, the system does not Impose energy transformations and hence the 

 Inefficiencies of energy transformations are eliminated. 



Fig. 1 The DAM-Atoll Concept 



Fig. 2 The DAM-Atoll Core 



