Liquid NanoTint Performance Evaluation

An enormous amount of energy is spent heating and cooling our buildings and much of it is wasted through the building’s windows. Most options to help insulate windows and reduce solar heat gain are expensive or block out most of the window’s visible light. Liquid Nanotint offers a cheap and easy to apply coating that claims to block almost all UV and IR rays while reducing visible light transmission very little. We will be applying Liquid Nanotint to University of Idaho’s Golf Pro Shop in order to quantify the coating’s effectiveness and electricity use reduction in a real-world setting. We will also be building a demonstration unit that will show Liquid Nanotint’s benefit’s and effectiveness in real time to prospective clients. =Problem Definition=

Background
The scope of this project is to test the effectiveness of DryWired's NanoTint in a real world setting by applying it to UI's Golf Pro Shop and comparing data before and after application. Design and build a portable demonstration unit to conduct small scale tests of the material.

Deliverables

 * Golf Pro Shop
 * Liquid NanoTint should be almost unnoticeable and should not block more than 40% of visible light transmission (VLT).
 * Obtain data on window solar heat gain (SHG).
 * Obtain energy savings.
 * The coating should be durable and not be able to be removed by window cleaning.
 * Dust or other contaminant inclusions should be kept below 0.5 inclusions per square inch.
 * Demonstration Unit
 * Demonstrate the difference in UV between coated and uncoated panes of glass.
 * Demonstrate the difference in IR between coated and uncoated panes of glass.
 * Demonstrate the difference in VLT between coated and uncoated panes of glass.
 * The total system should not exceed 20 lbs.
 * Needs to be portable.
 * Size should not exceed 2.5' by 2.5'.
 * Needs to be able to be shipped.
 * The unit needs to withstand travel and shipping.

=Team Members= {| width="80%" border="0" Major: Material Science Engineering Hometown: Kent, Washington Graduation Date: Spring 2019 Email: wall3657@vandals.uidaho.edu
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 * Kendra Wallace
 * Kendra Wallace

Major: Mechanical Engineering Hometown: Rathdrum, Idaho Graduation Date: Spring 2019 Email: stei6516@vandals.uidaho.edu
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 * Russell Stein

Major: Material Science Engineering Hometown: Boise, Idaho Graduation Date: Spring 2019 Email: vand2238@vandals.uidaho.edu
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 * Chancler Vander Woude

Major: Mechanical Engineering Hometown: Bonners Ferry, Idaho Graduation Date: Spring 2019 Email: lope5028@vandals.uidaho.edu
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 * Oscar Lopez