26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-3.7.2

PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION OF A SIMULATED ICE CONTAMINATED AIRFOIL BY SUPER-COOLED DROPLETS

Z. Patek, L. Smrcek*, R. A . McD. Galbraith*
VZLU, Czech Republic; *Univ. of Glasgow, UK

Keywords: Aerodynamics, airfoil, ice accretion

An investigation was performed to study the effect of supercooled large-droplet ice accretion on an advanced airfoil section by wind-tunnel testing. It was concluded that the accretion degraded significantly the aerodynamic performance. Hence the consequences of the phenomenon to flight safety are very important for advanced low-speed wing designs.

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