Climatic Chamber Tests of a Surface Ice Accretion Measurement System.

Climatic chamber tests of an off-the-shelf ice detection system manufactured by Rosemount Engineering Company were conducted to evaluate its capability to determine ice amounts measured on cylinders. One-hour tests were run for a variety of windspeeds, temperatures, and icing conditions. Some longer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tattelman,Paul
Other Authors: AIR FORCE GEOPHYSICS LAB HANSCOM AFB MA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1979
Subjects:
Meteorology
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*METEOROLOGICAL DATA
*ICE REPORTING
DETECTORS
OFF THE SHELF EQUIPMENT
TEST METHODS
ICE FORMATION
SURFACES
FREEZING
ICE
EARTH(PLANET)
TEST FACILITIES
*Ice detection systems
Climatic chamber tests
WUAFGL66700903
PE62101F
Rime
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA077022
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA077022
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Summary:Climatic chamber tests of an off-the-shelf ice detection system manufactured by Rosemount Engineering Company were conducted to evaluate its capability to determine ice amounts measured on cylinders. One-hour tests were run for a variety of windspeeds, temperatures, and icing conditions. Some longer duration tests, up to 17 hours, were also performed. Analysis of the data indicates that the Rosemount system is highly correlated with the mass of ice measured on the cylinders when the data are divided into freezing rain and rime icing events. The Rosemount system is also highly correlated with ice thickness, but without the pronounced dependence upon the type of icing. In the light of positive test results, a method is proposed for utilizing the Rosemount system for observing ice accretion at the earth's surface. (Author)

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