A New Class of Carbon-Nanotube-Based, Self-Heating Superhydrophobic Coatings for UAV Icing Mitigation

Jincheng Wang; James Frantz; Edward Chumbley; Abdallah Samad; Carlos Valentin; Hui Hu

doi:10.2514/6.2024-4354

A New Class of Carbon-Nanotube-Based, Self-Heating Superhydrophobic Coatings for UAV Icing Mitigation

Jincheng Wang
, James Frantz
, Edward Chumbley
, Abdallah Samad
, Carlos Valentin
, Hui Hu

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

Abstract

Inflight icing is a major risk affecting Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and manned aircraft, causing solid ice on propeller surfaces. To mitigate this, efforts are being made to develop anti-icing and de-icing systems. Conventional hybrid anti-icing systems are challenging due to curved geometry, so a self-heating superhydrophobic coating is needed. Electrothermal coatings made of graphite and carbon nanotubes are promising. This study presents a comprehensive experimental investigation on developing and optimizing a novel self-heating carbon-nanotube (CNT) based, self-heating superhydrophobic coating for UAV icing mitigation. The effectiveness of the application of the coating on a real UAV propeller is demonstrated by conducting an anti-icing experiment for a rotating UAV propeller coated with the proposed coating under glaze icing conditions in an icing research tunnel.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024
Publisher	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)	9781624107160
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-4354
State	Published - 2024
Externally published	Yes
Event	AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024 - Las Vegas, United States Duration: 29 Jul 2024 → 2 Aug 2024

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Name	AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024

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Conference	AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	29/07/24 → 2/08/24

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© 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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Wang, J, Frantz, J, Chumbley, E, Samad, A, Valentin, C & Hu, H 2024, A New Class of Carbon-Nanotube-Based, Self-Heating Superhydrophobic Coatings for UAV Icing Mitigation. in AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024. AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024, Las Vegas, United States, 29/07/24. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-4354

A New Class of Carbon-Nanotube-Based, Self-Heating Superhydrophobic Coatings for UAV Icing Mitigation. / Wang, Jincheng; Frantz, James; Chumbley, Edward et al.
AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 2024. (AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024).

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