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A Preliminary Study of the Prevention of Ice on Aircraft by the Use of Engine-exhaust HeatAn investigation was made in the N.A.C.A. ice tunnel at air temperatures from 20 degrees to 28 degrees Fahrenheit and at a velocity of 80 miles per hour to determine whether ice formations on a model wing could be prevented by the use of the heat from the engine-exhaust gas. Various spanwise duct systems were tested in a 6-foot-chord N.A.C.A. 23012 wing model. The formation of ice over the entire wing chord was prevented by the direct heating of the forward 10 percent of the wing by hot air, which was passed through leading-edge ducts. Under dry conditions, enough heat to maintain the temperature of the forward 10 percent of the wing at about 200 degrees Fahrenheit above that of the ambient air was required for the prevention of ice formation. The air temperature in the ducts that was necessary to produce these skin temperatures varied from 360 degrees to 834 degrees Fahrenheit; the corresponding air velocities in the duct were 152 and 45 feet per second. Ice formations at the leading edge were locally prevented by air that passed over the interior of the wing surface at a velocity of 30 feet per second and a temperature of 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
Document ID
19930081464
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Rodert, Lewis A
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1939
Report/Patent Number
NACA-TN-712
Report Number: NACA-TN-712
Accession Number
93R10754
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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