Aerostat Icing Problems.

• Main Author: Hanamoto,Ben
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1983
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Coatings; Colorants and Finishes; Miscellaneous Materials; Test Facilities; Equipment and Methods; *Laboratory tests; *Deicing materials; *Coatings; Copolymers; Meteorological balloons; Test and evaluation; Ice formation; Aerostatics; Freezing; Rain; Ice; Prototypes; Deicing systems; Sleet; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA133403; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA133403

This report describes laboratory tests to determine the effectiveness of a copolymer coating on a balloon to minimize ice build-up problems when operating in sleet, freezing rain or other ice-forming conditions. Methods for deicing the surface after an ice cover form are also described. A small-scale balloon was used for the laboratory tests. A full-scale prototype was also partially coated with the copolymer to test its effectiveness as an icing control measure. (Author)