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At the beginning there were two canals:公仔箱論壇8 R0 j3 |6 h1 Y4 ?; P
Canal Forth and Clyde was built in 1777, between harbors Grangemouth and Falkirk connecting Glasgow with west cost of Scotland.
# A% y, y% n* f: W4 jwww3.tvboxnow.comCanal Union between Falkirk and Edinburgh was finished in 1822. Because of geographical difficulties, which created a difference of 79 ft. in elevation, the two canals were connected by 11 locks., k' d7 \. l! u0 v
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$ y: [9 E6 Z- w- F# Hwww3.tvboxnow.comIn 1963,after 150 yrs of existence of this water way with 11 locks the construction of a huge water carousel started.
) y- y, x1 X. U$ v! QThis extraordinary idea was finished in 2002 and became a symbol of Scotland.This invention saves not only time but also energy.
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8 s% u/ k9 q. \" UThis is the only rotational boat transporter in the world. It has two arms and each arm forms a kind of huge tub filled with water.2 R" Z$ t6 A/ j9 ]
Boats enter the tub, then the tub locks up and the huge arm starts rotating .
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5 v9 I! J1 ~& L公仔箱論壇A Boat is approaching the “tub”TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# S- N+ ~" J3 g! [& g; x
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Rotation
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Just before “landing”tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! I M. S. P- Y) _
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Closing the gate, regulation of level of water and“tubs” rotation Takes 15 min. only.公仔箱論壇( d0 c/ U" C- z- N; a- i
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; x% O# A9 `' S: h7 Q( o! R0 d公仔箱論壇One“tub” 78 ft. long with water and boat weights about 300 tons.
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The“tubs” are filled according the Archimedes’ Law. So the weight of “tubs” are balanced. To open the upper and lower lock and turn the whole system by 180◦they need an engine of 22.5 kW which only use 1.5 kWh2 @9 j& L U' o% C8 u5 F# ^
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