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At the beginning there were two canals:) ?6 l9 M. q- H
Canal Forth and Clyde was built in 1777, between harbors Grangemouth and Falkirk connecting Glasgow with west cost of Scotland.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 C4 F. w X3 _! q% {: }) e8 r
Canal 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.
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In 1963,after 150 yrs of existence of this water way with 11 locks the construction of a huge water carousel started.& ]) a# I t7 g9 z& D
This extraordinary idea was finished in 2002 and became a symbol of Scotland.This invention saves not only time but also energy. 6 i% d! V) F+ _
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( a& A/ P- G" f* N" T: s
Boats enter the tub, then the tub locks up and the huge arm starts rotating .- P5 u7 [/ ^- X) c4 i9 \3 G- t
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A Boat is approaching the “tub”( u: ^+ x1 o9 D
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8 G; l" `# n S8 P/ M) `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。. O: f% u7 n) J8 U( _
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7 Z& m( s" Q1 `; L. R/ hwww2.tvboxnow.comBoats in both rotating armstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" `/ g: Z z+ H6 Y4 p% l; g
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Closing the gate, regulation of level of water and“tubs” rotation Takes 15 min. only.; ^; ?5 p/ U9 k5 Z; a; E, R0 k
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$ r- b8 V- |) {' S$ L2 fOne“tub” 78 ft. long with water and boat weights about 300 tons. www2.tvboxnow.com1 L @6 I) |: g
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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 kWh
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