Self-illuminating road


EOI: 10.11242/viva-tech.01.05.236

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Ms. Kaustubh Naik, Ms. Ritvij Naik, Ms. Athrav Sankhe, Shubham Sankhe, "Self-illuminating road", VIVA-IJRI Volume 1, Issue 5, Article 236, pp. 1-3, 2022. Published by Computer Engineering Department, VIVA Institute of Technology, Virar, India.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to develop a soy-based luminescent sealant for use on concrete surfaces. The luminescent sealant is a mixture of soy methyl ester polystyrene (SME 50 PS) and strontium aluminate; a phosphorescent powder that slowly luminesces after being excited by light. A test procedure was developed to quantify the magnitude and duration of the luminance of the coated concrete surface, which is key to evaluating the performance of the luminescent sealant. The luminescent sealant was excited in a consistent manner with a xenon lighting system that simulates sunlight, a photometer (light measuring instrument) that measures the luminance of the excited concrete surface, and a housing unit to prevent extraneous light from the surroundings to influence the test results. The results of the tests performed indicate that the luminescent surface emits light i.e glows) for approximately 24 hours in a dark space after it was excited. It was found that larger particles of strontium aluminate luminesce for a longer time than smaller particles. The excited sealant’s luminance was independent of time exposed to Light coming from the xenon lighting system.

Keywords

Charging time, luminance emitted, lux received, strontium aluminate, Xenon light system.

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