Results of an icing test on a NACA 0012 airfoil in the NASA Lewis Icing Research Tunnel

Tests were conducted in the Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) at the NASA Lewis Research Center to document the current capability of the IRT, focused mainly on the repeatability of the ice shape over a range of icing conditions. Measurements of drag increase due to the ice accretion were also made to document the repeatability of drag. Surface temperatures of the model were obtained to show the effects of latent-heat release by the freezing droplets and heat transfer through the ice layer. The repeatability of the ice shape was very good at low temperatures, but only fair at near freezing temperatures. In general, drag data shows good repeatability.