An ice protection assembly on an airfoil includes a heater positioned on the leading edge, and one or more ice phobic layers positioned to inhibit runback ice formation on the surface of the airfoil downstream of the heater.
Ice phobic material to reduce runback ice
2020-12-29
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / F01D Strömungsmaschinen [Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen], z.B. Dampfturbinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES / F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS |