Protection systems against ice conventionally use thermal, pneumatic, or electrothermal solutions . However, they are characterized by high-energy consumption. This paper focuses on low-consumption electromechanical de-icing solutions based on piezoelectric transducers. After a review of the state of the art to identify the main features of electromechanical de-icing devices, piezoelectric transducer-based architectures are studied. Analytical models validated by numerical simulations allow trend studies to be performed, which highlight the resonance modes and the ultrasonic frequency ranges that lead to low-consumption, compact ultrasonic de-icing devices. Finally, de-icing systems widely studied with bonded ceramics and de-icing systems less usual with Langevin prestressed piezoelectric transducers are compared, and a Langevin piezoelectric transducer-based device leading to an interesting compromise is tested.


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    Title :

    Ultrasonic Ice Protection Systems: Analytical and Numerical Models for Architecture Tradeoff



    Published in:

    Journal of Aircraft ; 53 , 3 ; 680-690


    Publication date :

    2016-02-24


    Size :

    11 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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