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How the
Zomeworks Track Racks Follow the Sun
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The Track Rack begins the day facing west. As the sun rises in the east,
it heats the unshaded west-side canister, forcing liquid into the shaded
east-side canister. As liquid moves through a copper tube to the east-side
canister, the tracker rotates so that it faces east. |
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The heating of the liquid is controlled by the aluminum shadow plates.
When one canister is exposed to the sun more than the other, its vapor
pressure increases, forcing liquid to the cooler, shaded side. The
shifting weight of the liquid causes the rack to rotate until the
canisters are equally shaded. |
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As the sun moves, the rack follows (at approximately 15 degrees per hour),
continually seeking equilibrium as liquid moves from one side of the
tracker to the other. |
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4
The rack completes its daily cycle facing west. It remains in this
position overnight until it is "awakened" by the rising sun the following
morning. |
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