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At the beginning there were two canals:( r4 e( _$ p/ ]/ ~5 v2 Y# [+ \7 j& Y. t
Canal Forth and Clyde was built in 1777, between harbors Grangemouth and Falkirk connecting Glasgow with west cost of Scotland.
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This extraordinary idea was finished in 2002 and became a symbol of Scotland.This invention saves not only time but also energy. $ d" q' J" J+ w) q
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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.
( {, L6 E1 C0 r! |; _Boats enter the tub, then the tub locks up and the huge arm starts rotating .
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lower canal
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Entrance to lower canal
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A Boat is approaching the “tub”
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There are boats in both “tubs” upper and lowerTVBNOW 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。6 L# }7 x& h% ?+ E8 }0 r
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Boats in both rotating arms
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Just before “landing”
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, P1 {# P3 G2 |; i& P. G4 i5.39.217.77:8898Closing the gate, regulation of level of water and“tubs” rotation Takes 15 min. only.
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' W/ x# C3 Z* T/ sOne“tub” 78 ft. long with water and boat weights about 300 tons. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ x" q8 r1 Z) J7 E' E0 g' V; I
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( }3 [- \6 ~# x5 Q' Z% P2 X5.39.217.77:8898The“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 kWhtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 r3 S8 r9 l( Q7 I& L
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