What's the Coolest Turf?

Overview

Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find an infill and/or turf backing that is the coolest. This research can be used for football, soccer, and other sports fields in the future, instead of the extremely hot, and extremely toxic rubber infill that is commonly used now a days. Methods/Materials For my experiments, I used multiple turf of samples about 100 square inches, and filled each one of them with the same amount of the different infills available. I placed each of them under the Sun at the same time and place a recorded the temperatures in 20 minute intervals over 2 hours using an digital thermometer. Results Many tests were conducted under the sun to determine which type of infill and/or turf backing stayed the coolest. After conducting the tests, I realized that the type of infill, and the backing of the turf directly affected its temperature. Conclusions/Discussion The results of my experiment show that the soy backing on the turf samples keeps the turf cooler then what is regularly used. Also, the pet non-odor infill and the sand infill kept the turf cooler than the other types of infill. This data shows that if owners of sports fields are going to use turf, then they should use turf with a soy backing, and use sand infill and pet non-odor infill for the fields.

Awards (1)

• Honorable Mention

Competition history

• CSEF 2016 Materials Science (Junior Division Only) · Entry J1316

Resources

• CSEF project summary ↗

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