Ice Shapes on a Tail RotorTesting of a thermally-protected helicopter rotor in the Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) was completed. Data included inter-cycle and cold blade ice shapes. Accreted ice shapes were thoroughly documented, including tracing, scanning and photographing. This was the first time this scanning capability was used outside of NASA. This type of data has never been obtained for a rotorcraft before. This data will now be used to validate the latest generation of icing analysis tools.
Document ID
20140017391
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kreeger, Richard E. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Tsao, Jen-Ching (Ohio Aerospace Inst. Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
December 16, 2014
Publication Date
June 16, 2014
Subject Category
Air Transportation And SafetyAircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
GRC-E-DAA-TN14968
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA-CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference
Location: Atlanta, GA
Country: United States
Start Date: June 16, 2014
End Date: June 20, 2014
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics