Reduction of thermal energy absorption by artificial turf materials

Field Turf是一家真正发明人造草坪的公司。多年来，该公司已经彻底改变了 使用合成材料来制造大面积的场地，尤其是用于体育运动。以来 1988年，几种产品已经开发并在世界范围内销售。这种材料的流行来自于 它的维护成本低，可以承受大量的使用。虽然人造草坪有几个优点， 与其使用相关的主要问题是产生的高温，特别是在阳光充足的地区和 夏季。合成材料具有低散热的趋势，场表面温度可以 由于长时间暴露在强烈的太阳辐射下，温度很容易上升到90摄氏度。为了减少表面 温度，竞争对手已经提出了几种解决方案。目前，不同的技术使用 水（喷射/累积）蒸发以降低表面温度已获得专利，但这种类型的 解决方案由于产生的高湿度而具有局限性， 物资短缺。该项目旨在确定如何在不使用冷却液（水或 否则），在一个合理的成本，并在某种程度上，它维持大量使用（坚固）。文献综述 将有可能反射和/或消散吸收的能量以降低表面温度。一个 将开发实验装置来测量当前市售人造草坪的温度升高 在不同的环境条件下使用。它包括一个热红外摄像机， 测量各种样品随时间的表面温度。建议的设置是新的， 书架根据文献综述和 将制定衡量运动。材料修改将在未来探索的基础上， 在这项研究中得出的结论。这项研究将有助于新产品的商业化。 这将使公司能够提高市场份额和竞争力，增加他们的研发人员， 总部设在蒙特利尔，并巩固加拿大的技术诀窍和先进材料的专业知识。

Field Turf is a company that actually invented artificial turf. Over the years, the company has revolutionized the use of synthetic materials to produced large surface area fields, especially for sports and athletics. Since 1988, several products have been developed and distributed worldwide. The popularity of the material comes from its low maintenance costs and can sustain heavy uses. Although synthetic turf has several advantages, the main problem associated with its use is the high temperatures generated, especially in sunny region and during summer time. Synthetic materials have a tendency of low heat dissipation and field surface temperature can easily rise up to 90C due to prolong exposition of intense sun radiation. In order to decrease surface temperature, several solutions have been proposed by competitors. At the moment different technologies using water (sprayed/accumulated) evaporation to lower the surface temperature have been patented but this type of solution has limitations due to the high humidity produced and has limited applicability in regions where water supplies are scarce. This project aims at determining how to remove heat without using cooling fluids (water or else), at a reasonable cost and in a way that it sustains heavy uses (rugged). A literature review on the different possibilities to reflect and/or dissipate the absorbed energy to lower surface temperature will be conducted. An experimental setup will be developed to measure the temperature increase of currently marketed artificial turf materials when submitted to different environmental conditions. It includes a thermal infrared camera to measure surface temperature of various samples over time. The proposed setup is new and does not exist on the shelf. Recommendations on possible ways to modify the materials based on a literature review and the measurement campaign will be formulated. Material modifications will be explored in the future based on the conclusions drawn in this research grant. This research will contribute to commercialization of a new product. It would allow the company to increase market share and competitiveness, to increase their R&D staff at the head office in Montreal, and to consolidate the Canadian know-how and expertise in advanced materials.