@article{Farahmand_Honarvar_Mowla_Karimi_Taheri_2023, title={Experimental and theoretical investigation about the effect of nano-coating on heating load}, volume={11}, url={https://oiccpress.com/international-journal-of-industrial-chemistry/article/experimental-and-theoretical-investigation-about-the-effect-of-nano-coating-on-heating-load/}, DOI={https://doi.org/10.1007/s40090-020-00209-x}, abstractNote={Building insulators reducing the natural gas required for interior heating or heating load reduction, have a positive impact on energy saving. Paints containing nano-silica aerogel can be applied as façade coatings and building insulators. In this study, the heating load was assessed for a building in a Mediterranean climate. Acrylic paint containing nano-silica aerogel was used as façade coating. The purpose was obtaining the performance of nano-paint on the reduction of heating load for the building. A model was developed to evaluate the amount of building heating load with and without the nano-paint. Nano-coated façade showed reductions in heating load compared to that façade without nano-coating. In addition, a stable heating load requirement was obtained after applying nano-paint, despite changes in the climatic conditions. Thermal insulation and water repellent properties of the paint containing nano-silica aerogel were important to reduce heating load requirement. Therefore, nano-paint containing silica aerogel was a cost-effective modification for façade which introduced a promising passive method to reduce heating load requirement in the buildings.}, number={3}, journal={International Journal of Industrial Chemistry}, publisher={OICC Press}, author={Farahmand, Sara and Honarvar, Bizhan and Mowla, Dariush and Karimi, Gholamreza and Taheri, Mansoor}, year={2023}, month={Nov.}, keywords={Acrylic paint, Building complex, Heating load, Modelling, Nano-paint, Silica aerogel} }