In cold climate regions, chemicals are often applied on roads to facilitate snow and ice removal. A commonly used performance indicator is the ice melting capacity. There is a growing need for stakeholders to measure melting capacity as more commercial products for deicing become available. There are two standardized test methods for measuring melting capacity, SHRP H-205.1 for solid deicers and SHRP H-205.2 for liquid deicers, but there have been concerns that these tests are not accurate. Researchers have developed alternative test methods, including the shaker test, the mechanical rocker test, and the ice cube titration test. This paper summarizes published data on measured melting capacity for sodium chloride (NaCl). The published data were compared with the calculated melting capacity of NaCl. The findings confirm that SHRP tests have low reproducibility and are not able to measure full melting capacity. The newer test methods measured closer to full melting capacity than the SHRP tests did. They also showed improved accuracy, although more data from the newer test methods are needed before conclusions can be drawn.


    Access

    Download

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Accuracy of Ice Melting Capacity Tests: Review of Melting Data for Sodium Chloride


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2016-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Expanding melting capacity

    Emerald Group Publishing | 2007



    Separating Silicon and Sodium Fluoride by Melting

    Nanis, L. / Kapur, V. K. | NTRS | 1983


    Use of Calorimetry to Measure Ice-Melting Capacity

    Nilssen, Kine / Klein-Paste, Alex / Wåhlin, Johan et al. | Transportation Research Record | 2017


    Rubber snow melting pad and snow melting method

    LING JUN / WANG WEI / SHENG RUI et al. | European Patent Office | 2025

    Free access