A Numerical Ice-Accretion Model
Abstract A numerical model is developed for calculating the rate and total amount of ice accretion under atmospheric conditions. The principal application of the numerical approach is to aircraft icing and more specifically, helicopter icing problems. These problems are best solved using numerical t...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000029543 2024-03-03T08:46:04+00:00 A Numerical Ice-Accretion Model Ackley, S. F. 1977 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000029543 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000029543 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 19, issue 81, page 665-666 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1977 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000029543 2024-02-08T08:32:56Z Abstract A numerical model is developed for calculating the rate and total amount of ice accretion under atmospheric conditions. The principal application of the numerical approach is to aircraft icing and more specifically, helicopter icing problems. These problems are best solved using numerical techniques because of three factors: (1) the dependence of the ice accretion rate on the amount of ice previously deposited, (2) the existence of two different ice growth regimes, the “dry" and “wet" growth regimes, determined by the surface temperature of the accreting surface, and (3) variable velocities (e.g. along rotor blades) which affect the rate of capture of swept-out water droplets and the amount of heat generated by the flow on the accreting surface. These three factors cause feedback in the two governing equations for determining the mass rate of ice accumulation. The first of these equations is for the mass rate of water captured, and the second equation is for the heat balance of the accreting interface. For the numerical calculation, the object, such as a helicopter rotor blade, is broken down into elements of constant velocity, and for each time step the resulting ice thickness is used to recompute new cross-sectional and surface areas which are then used as input to the next time step. Changes in the cross-sectional and surface areas caused by ice build-up affect both the mass rate (directly through the cross-section and indirectly through a change in collection efficiency) and the heat balance (directly through the cross-sectional and surface areas and indirectly through changes in the collection efficiency and Reynolds number). An additional instability in the ice growth rate develops when the transition between wet and dry growth occurs, enhancing the feed-back that already exists between the mass rate of ice accumulation and the thickness previously deposited. Numerical icing simulations using various helicopter configurations and the icing conditions they typically encounter are presented. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 19 81 665 666 |
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Abstract A numerical model is developed for calculating the rate and total amount of ice accretion under atmospheric conditions. The principal application of the numerical approach is to aircraft icing and more specifically, helicopter icing problems. These problems are best solved using numerical techniques because of three factors: (1) the dependence of the ice accretion rate on the amount of ice previously deposited, (2) the existence of two different ice growth regimes, the “dry" and “wet" growth regimes, determined by the surface temperature of the accreting surface, and (3) variable velocities (e.g. along rotor blades) which affect the rate of capture of swept-out water droplets and the amount of heat generated by the flow on the accreting surface. These three factors cause feedback in the two governing equations for determining the mass rate of ice accumulation. The first of these equations is for the mass rate of water captured, and the second equation is for the heat balance of the accreting interface. For the numerical calculation, the object, such as a helicopter rotor blade, is broken down into elements of constant velocity, and for each time step the resulting ice thickness is used to recompute new cross-sectional and surface areas which are then used as input to the next time step. Changes in the cross-sectional and surface areas caused by ice build-up affect both the mass rate (directly through the cross-section and indirectly through a change in collection efficiency) and the heat balance (directly through the cross-sectional and surface areas and indirectly through changes in the collection efficiency and Reynolds number). An additional instability in the ice growth rate develops when the transition between wet and dry growth occurs, enhancing the feed-back that already exists between the mass rate of ice accumulation and the thickness previously deposited. Numerical icing simulations using various helicopter configurations and the icing conditions they typically encounter are presented. |
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A Numerical Ice-Accretion Model |
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