Print Email Facebook Twitter Design and validation of an ice adhesion set-up: Analysis of ice, surfaces and scatter Title Design and validation of an ice adhesion set-up: Analysis of ice, surfaces and scatter Author Connolly, Ronan (TU Delft Aerospace Engineering) Contributor Garcia, Santiago J. (mentor) Tavaststjerna, M.J. (mentor) Pascoe, J.A. (graduation committee) Bergsma, O.K. (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Aerospace Engineering Date 2024-03-21 Abstract Ice accumulation on aircraft surfaces is a prevalent issue, and icephobic coating strategies can be implemented to assist in the removal of or ice on an aircraft. However little is known regarding the effects of novel icephobic coatings and surfaces on ice adhesion strength, which is difficult to measure and quantify, and is typically reported in literature with a high standard deviation and scatter. In this thesis, a reliable set-up for testing ice adhesion strength is successfully designed, constructed, and validated. Using this set-up, it is possible to examine the relationships between various surface parameters and ice adhesion strength, and to analyse the scatter in order correlate the results both qualitatively and quantitatively. Additionally, the influence of material and topology on the adhesion strength and failure mechanisms of ice is investigated. Subject Ice adhesioniceice testingice failurecoatingsvalidationdesign validation To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:96c24d11-8841-456f-90b9-c471bf35e46d Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2024 Ronan Connolly Files PDF Thesis_Final_Ronan_Connolly.pdf 36.85 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:96c24d11-8841-456f-90b9-c471bf35e46d/datastream/OBJ/view