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Experimental Simulation of Natural-Like Snow Conditions in the Rail Tec Arsenal (RTA) Icing Wind Tunnel
Technical Paper
2023-01-1407
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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The simulation of natural-like snow conditions in a controlled environment such as an Icing Wind Tunnel (IWT) is a key component for safe, efficient and cost-effective design and certification of future aircraft and rotorcraft. Current capabilities do not sufficiently match the properties of natural snow, especially in terms of size and morphology. Within the Horizon 2020 project ICE GENESIS, a new technology has been developed aiming to better recreate natural snowflakes. The focus of the newly developed system was the generation of falling snow in a temperature range of +1°C to -4°C. Ground measurements and flight test campaigns have been performed to better characterize these conditions and provide requirements for wind tunnel facilities. The calibration results of the new snow generation system as well as snow accretion data on a NACA0012 test article with a chord length of 0.377 m are presented. The influence of different snow conditions on the accretion rate and the overall shape were investigated, revealing significant differences for different snow qualities.
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Breitfuß, W., Ferschitz, H., Schwarzenboeck, A., Heller, R. et al., "Experimental Simulation of Natural-Like Snow Conditions in the Rail Tec Arsenal (RTA) Icing Wind Tunnel," SAE Technical Paper 2023-01-1407, 2023, https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1407.Also In
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