Studying the effects of using nano-materials treated glass openings : A scale model case study

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Department of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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Nanotechnology is considered a modern science based on changing the physical specifications of materials. Is a nanometer-sized material called nano-materials based on the science of atoms and molecules where it is integrated with physics, chemistry and biology sciences because it deals with a very small measurement unit and the use of these materials in architecture has become necessary, especially that nano-scale materials, especially glass treatment, reduce the permeability of glass to the solar radiation of the architecture space and are responsible for raising the temperature within the space in addition to the impact on the intensity of light which passing through the window architectural space. In this research, the use of some types of materials treated with nanotechnology in the treatment of glass used in the openings in the facades will be tested to determine the extent of their effect in reducing the permeability of solar radiation from the glass to reduce the temperature inside the space while at the same time testing the effect on the intensity of natural light within the architectural space.

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