Icing Characteristics and Anti-icing Research of Supercooled Large Droplet Impact on Epoxy Composite Surfaces
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The icing characteristics of supercooled large droplet (SLD) impacting carbon fiber-reinforced composites (CFRCs) remain poorly understood, hindering the enhancement of ice protection capabilities and the certification of ice-accreted composite aircraft. The paper systematically investigates the effects of the supercooling degree, the surface temperature, and the impact velocity on the ice accretion behavior of SLDs impacting carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy composite surfaces. To address the ice-prone nature of CFRCs, nanoparticle-modified anti-icing coatings are developed, and the icing characteristics of SLD-impacted modified carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy composite surfaces are analyzed. Results demonstrate that surface-modified carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy composite exhibits significantly delayed ice formation. Under conditions of droplet temperature (-15 ℃) and surface temperature (-18 ℃), the icing time of hydrophobic-modified CFRCs was delayed by over 1 100 ms, representing a 5.4-fold improvement compared to the unmodified carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy composite.
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This work was supported by the National Key Laboratory of Advanced Composite Materials (No.KZ42191814).
LI Xiaofei, WANG Xiangzhao, JI Zemin, HUANG Xiaobin, LIU Hong. Icing Characteristics and Anti-icing Research of Supercooled Large Droplet Impact on Epoxy Composite Surfaces[J]. Transactions of Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics,2025,(2):178-190