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It's a strangely edited article. Like, this paragraph at the end, without any context starts comparing two different systems without saying anything about whi
by Tistron 3y ago
It's a strangely edited article.
Like, this paragraph at the end, without any context starts comparing two different systems without saying anything about which one is used how and where. Or adding anything to give some clue about how much water that is compared to the lake size and replenishing rates.
> "According to the PCA, it takes around 50 million gallons of fresh water to move a vessel through one of the locks. The Panamax locks lose more water compared to the Neo-Panamax lock. The Neo-Panamax locks have a water recovery system which can reclaim 60% of the water used during a vessel’s transit through the locks. The Panamax lanes do not have the water-recapturing ability of the Neo-Panamax locks. "
- krisoft 3y ago> without saying anything about which one is used how and where I agree that it is strangely edited. But to help you out with the info: both are used on the Panama canal. There are two paralel sets of locks, the older ones and a more modern ones. The more modern ones can fit a bit bigger ships and they are more efficient with water. This is a wikipedia page about the expansion project (the one which also constructed these more modern locks): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_expansion_project https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_expansion_proje... And here is a video on how one can construct a “water saving lock” from Practical Engineering: https://youtu.be/SBvclVcesEE?si=-sedFyErNPcSJ24X https://youtu.be/SBvclVcesEE?si=-sedFyErNPcSJ24X
- yreg 3y agoPanamax is also a designation for the ships which can fit into the old locks, while Neopanamax means that the ship doesn't fit into the old locks, but fits into the new locks.