This presentation was performed by Falcon team from Hassan bin thabit secondary school on cooling the stadiums with tinted glassframes over the entire stadium under the supervision of Al-Bairaq

1. AL-BAIRAQ
I AM DISCOVERING MATERIALS
POLYMERS
HBT_FALCONIDM14
Abdelrhman Mohamed kamal Salman Abdullah Alshaer
Mohamed Almola Abdelrehman Al

2. Outline
• Introduction
• Activity 1: Changing Polymer pellets
• Activity 2: Hunting for polymer products
• Activity 3: Comparing Viscosity of polymer films
• Activity 4: Testing strength and stretch ability of polymer
films
• Design Project: Designing Humidity Sensor.
• Product Idea- Super Cool Stadiums

3. Introduction
Polymers are long chain molecules
composed of smaller units called
monomers.
There are many types of polymers.The
synthetic polymers such as plastic, and
natural polymers such as cellulose.

4. Activities
Activity 1:
Changing
Polymer pellets-
We experimented
with polymer
polyacrylamide
pellets and learnt that
it has the absorption
property and can
absorb water 200
Activity 2: Hunting
for polymer
products-
We researched and
studied different
polymers like
polyethylene (PE),
poly vinyl
chloride(PVC),
polystyrene, Teflon,
nylon etc. We also
researched on their
Activity 3: Comparing
Viscosity of polymer
films-
We learnt property of
viscosity of polymers
with methanol, ethylene
glycol and glycerol. We
also concluded that
higher the molecular
weight, higher is the

5. Design Project:
Designing Humidity
Sensor-
We designed humidity
sensor from chemical
components like
polymers, 2-butanone
and cobalt chloride in
different ratios and we
compared the results to
find the best humidity
sensor that gives fast
results. The sensor
changes color from blue(
no water) to pink (with
water).
Activity 4: Testing
strength and stretch
ability of polymer
films- We prepared
films by applying
different polymer
solutions of poly- vinyl
acetate in varying
concentrations and
tested those films by
applying 200 g weights
from the tip of the
polymer to test
flexibility and tensile
strength.

6. Final Project:
Super Cool Stadiums

7. Final Project:
Super Cool Stadiums
• In Qatar the temperature is very high specially in summer . And Qatar
will host the world cup in 2022 ,So it will cost so much to reduce the
temperature.
• So from that our product idea came;To make the roof of the stadiums
from high heat insulted polymer base to reduce the heat passing to
the stadiums and saving energy expenses.

8. Super Cool Stadiums
Hypothesis
• We are aiming to incorporate tinted glass roof panels to the
stadiums.We expect the heating of the stadium will be reduced to a
great extent when employing high performance charcoal tint coated
polymer films.

9. Super Cool
Stadiums
Materials and
methods
Materials:
• High performance charcoal tint coated
polymer films.
• Glass
• Polycarbonate.
Method:-Tinting polymer films on the
glass of the roof of stadium.

10. Super Cool
Stadiums
Benefits
• The benefits from my product are :
-That my product is cost effective.
- It will help players to play under sun light
without getting effected by heat.
- It will save a large amount of energy.

11. Super
Cool
Stadiums
Results
• Players can play or
train in morning
under sun light .
• The cost of cooling
stadiums will
decrease .
• It will make the
energy necessary for
cooling stadiums low .

12. Super Cool
Stadiums
Recommendat
ions
• This polymer film could be also tinted on the polycarbonate-glass
composite of the roofing panels.
• They can be used in malls, housing roofs for lighting applications, thereby
enabling natural light to enter the premises.

13. Conclusions • Throughout our journey with Al-Bairaq,
we learnt about different polymers and
their properties and applications in
everyday life and industrial applications.
• Moreover, we learn to design a new
product idea that could change the lives
of people and make it better.
• We learn to work as a team, build
confidence and improve our
communication skills.

14. Acknowledgment
Many thanks to my teachers, school and AL-Bairaq team from
Center forAdvanced Materials (CAM), Qatar University for
supporting us during our journey with a AL-Bairaq.
Also, I would like to thank the sponsors UNESCO, Qatar
National Commission.