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Anti-Icing System
Researchers at a large US corporation have developed a carbon nanotube based deicing fluid for use on planes to prevent the accumulation of ice, which can interfere with the performance of aircraft. Ice occurs depending on the atmospheric conditions and elevation, which can be very different from the weather conditions on the ground. The nanotube coating is applied to important flight surfaces, and can be energized as needed to generate enough heat to deter ice from forming. This is a dramatically different kind of deicing solution, weighing 1/100th of other systems currently in use, such as bleed air (heating the surface with engine bleed air), mechanical boot (breaking the bond between surface and ice) or weeping wing (releasing toxic antifreeze fluid from the wing). This represents reduced energy consumption, cost and improved durability. This also has potential applications for wind turbines.
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Researchers at a large US corporation have developed a carbon nanotube based deicing fluid for use on planes to prevent the accumulation of ice, which can interfere with the performance of aircraft. Ice occurs depending on the atmospheric conditions and elevation, which can be very different from the weather conditions on the ground. The nanotube coating is applied to important flight surfaces, and can be energized as needed to generate enough heat to deter ice from forming. This is a dramatically different kind of deicing solution, weighing 1/100th of other systems currently in use, such as bleed air (heating the surface with engine bleed air), mechanical boot (breaking the bond between surface and ice) or weeping wing (releasing toxic antifreeze fluid from the wing). This represents reduced energy consumption, cost and improved durability. This also has potential applications for wind turbines.
