Anti-Icing Comparative Performance Skid Test for Runway Deicers

2015-01-2076

06/15/2015

Event
SAE 2015 International Conference on Icing of Aircraft, Engines, and Structures
Authors Abstract
Content
This study presents a new method to evaluate and compare the anti-icing performance, i.e., the ability to delay the reformation of ice, of runways and taxiways deicing/anti-icing fluids (RDF) under icing precipitation, based on the skid resistance values, obtained with the Portable Skid Resistance Tester (PSRT). In summary, the test consists of applying, on a standardized concrete pavement sample, a given quantity of de-icing fluid. Following this application, the concrete sample is submitted to low freezing drizzle intensities, in a cold chamber at −5.0 ± 0.3°C. The skid resistance of concrete is measured at 5 minute intervals, until the concrete becomes completely iced. The anti-icing performance of 5 different fluids, both experimental and commercial, was assessed in comparison with a reference solution of 50% w/w K-formate. The anti-icing performance is analyzed based on two parameters: the duration (Icing Protection Time, IPT) and the effectiveness of this protection. Under test conditions, alcohol-based fluids provide significantly more efficient anti-icing protection compared to the acetate and formate-based fluids.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2076
Pages
6
Citation
Laforte, C., Wesley, N., and Tremblay, M., "Anti-Icing Comparative Performance Skid Test for Runway Deicers," SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-2076, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2076.
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Published
Jun 15, 2015
Product Code
2015-01-2076
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English