An ice accretion apparatus comprises a column having a longitudinal axis, a side wall, and a central chamber having top and bottom ends. It also comprises a top unit which closes the top end of the chamber and includes a droplet discharge device for producing water droplets, a bottom unit which closes the bottom end of the chamber and includes a target, and chamber cooling means configured to cool the chamber during a test and thereby to cool the water droplets, whereby, in use during the test, a layer of accreted ice is built up on the target.
Ice accretion apparatus
2021-11-16
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES |
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