Description
This is a small maquette for a large
waterwall fountain installation. The platform on which the wall is supported is
intended to be shallow to facilitate waves rebounding from the edges of the
platform as the fountain operates. The waterwall is curved in a slight arc and
has a linear weir in proximity to the top of the concave side of the wall. Wall
thickness is purposely kept narrow in relation to the width and height of the
wall; this gives the visual impression of a thin arc without bringing attention
to the manner in which water is delivered to the weir.
Output of the wall is controlled by a
microcontroller-based drive. Control electronics can be supplied to make the
fountain responsive to an environmental soundscape; alternatively, the fountain
can respond to viewer presence and/or dynamic proximity of viewers to the wall
(i.e. by employing ultrasonic ranging). In its simplest form, the fountain can
run completely under program control.
The fountain is preferably fabricated
in stainless steel.
Novelly, the curvature of the wall allows
a variety of flows to be generated without water splashing or dropping from its
intended path.
