The Krasnoyarsk ship lift (

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: ) is the only

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in Russia. Construction began in 1976 at the

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on the

Yenisei River The Yenisey (russian: Енисе́й, ''Yeniséy''; mn, Горлог мөрөн, ''Gorlog mörön''; Buryat: Горлог мүрэн, ''Gorlog müren''; Tuvan: Улуг-Хем, ''Uluğ-Hem''; Khakas: Ким суғ, ''Kim suğ''; Ket: Ӄук ...

. Operation began in 1982.Красноярский судоподъёмник // Сайт института Ленгидропроект
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. The platform of the lift moves along the

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, with the

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of 9 m. The movement is carried out by means of electric drive. In order to load the ship lift, the platform is lowered below the water level, at which point the ship then enters the lift, and the platform begins to move up the overpass. The ships are transported afloat. At the top of the platform where it meets together with the ship its pulled into the

, which moves the lift onto another track, by which the platform is lowered to the upper tail water below the water level. When this is complete, the ship may leave the lift. Developer of boat lift -

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, manufacturer - Lengidrostal.

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* calculated load capacity - up to 1,500

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s * useful dimensions of ship-chamber: length - 90 m, width - 18 m, depth - 2.2 m * overall dimensions of ship-chamber: length - 113 m, width - 26 m, the maximum height - 20 m * ship-chamber weight: without water - 4 500 tonnes, with the water and the vessel - 8 100 tonnes * level difference between the upper and lower tail water - 104 m * length of the "dry" way - 1180 m * full operational length with underwater sections - 1510 m * speed - 1 m/sНаука и жизнь: № 1 1977 — Page 59: «Необходимое тяговое усилие — 850 т, способное передвигать по уклону на пути более 1,5 км такое гигантское стальное сооружение со скоростью 1 м в секунду» * rod - 850 tonnes * gearless drive -

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1MR16C (68 kW, the moment 29000 Nm, 24 rev/min)Гидромоторы 1МР16C
// Ростовский завод «Энергоагрегат»: «Гидромотор 1МР16С применяется в судоподъёмниках (Красноярская ГЭС)» * number of motors and the support wheels - 156 * number of carriages - 78 * limiting the size of the transported vessel - length 80 m, width 17 m, draft 1.86 m * maximum axle load - 104 tons per axle * diameter of the rotator - 106 m, angle of rotation - 140 degrees

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Описание Красноярского судоподъёмника на сайте института Ленгидропроект

Фотографии судоподъёмника в действии

* ttp://blog.rushydro.ru/?p=3033 Фоторепортаж. Переход рабочих колес через Красноярскую ГЭС// Блог Русгидро * {{More footnotes, date=October 2016 Boat lifts Yenisei River Krasnoyarsk

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