An ice protection system comprises deicing zones each including an envelope defining an ice-protection area. Adjacent envelopes have spanwise edge regions flanking shared interzone borders. The edge regions are provided with nonlinear contours having features which project-and-recess in a direction generally parallel to the airstream direction.
Deicer zones with shedding-enhanced borders
2017-12-26
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch