Testing of a thermally-protected helicopter rotor in the Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) was completed. Data included inter-cycle and cold blade ice shapes. Accreted ice shapes were thoroughly documented, including tracing, scanning and photographing. This was the first time this scanning capability was used outside of NASA. This type of data has never been obtained for a rotorcraft before. This data will now be used to validate the latest generation of icing analysis tools.
Ice Shapes on a Tail Rotor
2014
8 pages
Report
No indication
English
Analytical Chemistry , Physical & Theoretical Chemistry , AIRCRAFT ICING , SHAPES , HELICOPTER TAIL ROTORS , HELICOPTERS , SUBSONIC WIND TUNNELS , ICE PREVENTION , THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS , DEICERS , DEPOSITION , SUBSONIC FLOW , FLIGHT TESTS , CERTIFICATION , COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS , BELL AIRCRAFT , SPRAYERS , DATA REDUCTION , TRACING , TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
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