To provide maximum efficiency for navigation, shipping and orientation for pilots, floodlighting of 9-mi of water-edge shoreline was undertaken involving offshore fluorescent lighting of Gaillard Cut, seaward approaches to Gatun Locks on Atlantic side and Miraflores Locks on Pacific; factors to consider such as tropical heat, humidity, fungus, torrential rains, rising and falling tides, and backwash of passing ships; 8-ft 250-w unit with 96-in., 135°-reflectorized fluorescent lamp is used; aluminum reflector is formed to aluminum housing to aid its cutoff feature; ballasts and wiring were mounted inside housing, eliminating danger of failure due to fungus.


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    Titel :

    Aisles of light for Panama canal


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Illum Eng


    Beteiligte:
    Goodman, R.H. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1964


    Format / Umfang :

    3 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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