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ASCENSEUR FUNICULAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 1987-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks (Canals)
CONT

Boat lifts. Vessels can be transported floating in a steel tank or caisson between adjacent pounds by a vertical lift, replacing several locks. Vertical lifts can be operated ... by geared counterweights. ... Counterweighted lifts were introduced in 1908 .... Each caisson was separately counterbalanced by a series of weights and ropes with electrically driven gearing. This method was used in 1932 at Niederfinow, Germany ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écluses
CONT

Dans les ascenseurs funiculaires (...), le bac est suspendu par des câbles qui passent sur des poulies supérieures et reçoivent à leurs extrémités des contrepoids qui équilibrent le poids du bac. Le plus grand ascenseur de ce type est celui de Niederfinow en Allemagne de l'Est (...)

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