Open AccessNew Aircraft Anti/de-Icing Technologies
Author(s) -
Luigi Vertuccio,
Fabiana Foglia,
Roberto Pantani,
Liberata Guadagno
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1024/1/012012
Subject(s) - icing , graphite , materials science , electrical conductor , casting , process (computing) , voltage , process engineering , composite material , nanotechnology , mechanical engineering , aerospace engineering , computer science , engineering , electrical engineering , meteorology , physics , operating system
The ice formation on the leading edge of aircraft wings is a crucial problem for aircraft flight. In this work, an efficient method for the anti/de-icing function based on the development of electro-conductive film heaters is prosed. A green solvent casting process is employed in the experimental procedure adopted for the film preparation. Two kinds of expanded graphite have been used. The different morphological feature of the two expanded graphites affects the heating performance of the films heaters. The film prepared using the nanoparticles with a higher aspect ratio manifests better electrical and heating performance, and therefore the de-icing activation at a lower applied voltage.