Author : Dean T. Bowden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Aerofoils
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024832045
Effect of Pneumatic De-icers and Ice Formations on Aerodynamic Characteristics of an Airfoil by Dean T. Bowden Pdf
Measurements of lift, drag, and pitching moment of an NACA 0011 airfoil were made in icing using two types of pneumatic de-icers, one having spanwise inflatable tubes and the other having chordwise tubes. Ice remaining after inflation of the spanwise-tube de-icer increased airfoil section drag 7 to 37 percent for 0 to 4.6 degrees angle of attack over the ranges of airspeed, total air temperature, liquid-water content, and cycle times covered. This drag increase became constant after a few de-icing cycles. Drag increases due to ice remaining on the chordwise-tube de-icer were similar to those for the spanwise-tube de-icer. Minimum airfoil drag in icing (averaged over a de-icing cycle) was usually obtained with a short (about i min) de-icing cycle.