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At the beginning there were two canals:
6 D4 n2 M0 j0 B% { jwww3.tvboxnow.comCanal Forth and Clyde was built in 1777, between harbors Grangemouth and Falkirk connecting Glasgow with west cost of Scotland.
4 P+ \/ l# L( {/ X; Y- V, _0 h/ Fwww3.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.7 ~* [- ~3 q% Z( m6 u8 i# Q
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! s, z* M9 M' Y$ \" Q0 {) @* @In 1963,after 150 yrs of existence of this water way with 11 locks the construction of a huge water carousel started.www3.tvboxnow.com: p3 _% p$ O& P2 s# F
This 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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9 n! K$ @1 k3 ` b; D( B/ C: |This 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.
/ l# k$ A; o5 x& }2 dTVBNOW 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。Boats enter the tub, then the tub locks up and the huge arm starts rotating .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。3 f9 |! ^; b8 y1 U1 \) f5 F2 G
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Entrance to lower canal
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A Boat is approaching the “tub”1 d# O2 P; u# o+ B2 s
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Rotation is starting
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4 e$ K2 W8 _1 K m公仔箱論壇Boats in both rotating arms5 z! N7 p' i7 M' x, Y7 B% b: L
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Closing the gate, regulation of level of water and“tubs” rotation Takes 15 min. only.
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5 J8 J+ G. z8 q1 f* |, D公仔箱論壇One“tub” 78 ft. long with water and boat weights about 300 tons. www3.tvboxnow.com: [. l4 t. y# m$ j) e
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+ s% @3 c; A1 O1 X" ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe“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 kWh
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