Study of the Effect of Centrifugal Force on Rotor Blade Icing Process by Zhengzhi Wang, Chunling Zhu

“…In view of the rotor icing problems, the influence of centrifugal force on rotor blade icing is investigated. …”
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Research and Development of a Small-Scale Icing Wind Tunnel Test System for Blade Airfoil Icing Characteristics by Lei Shi, Fang Feng, Wenfeng Guo, Yan Li

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Numerical study of ice crystal movement and melting in rotating blade channels by ZHANG Lifen, ZHAO Jianhui, YU Bangtuo, LYU Yaguo, LIU Zhenxia

“…The motion and melting characteristics of ice crystals in the rotating blade channel are investigated. …”
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Time-Dependent Effects of Glaze Ice on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of an Airfoil by Narges Tabatabaei, Michel J. Cervantes, Chirag Trivedi

“…Leading edge glaze ice accretion was simulated with flat plates (spoiler-ice) extending along the span of the blade. …”
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Fatigue Analysis for Shaft of Inland River Ship Under Ice Load by Kai Yang, Guoqing Feng

“…In addition to ensuring the safety of propeller blades, the fatigue strength of the propulsion shaft system under ice load excitation must also be considered. …”
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Wind Tunnel Test of the Icing Characteristics of Airfoil Rotating around a Vertical Axis by Yan Li, Lei Shi, Wenfeng Guo, Ce Sun, Yu Jiang

“…To determine the process of icing on the rotating machinery, an icing experiment on a rotating airfoil blade was carried out in this paper. …”
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Experimental Research on the Similarity of Rime Icing on a Cylinder Rotating around Its Horizontal Axis by Lei Shi, Yan Li, Wenfeng Guo, Ce Sun

“…Ice accumulation on the blade of a wind turbine surface seriously threatens the operational safety of the turbine; therefore, the research on this problem is very important. …”
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High Humidity Aerodynamic Effects Study on Offshore Wind Turbine Airfoil/Blade Performance through CFD Analysis by Weipeng Yue, Yu Xue, Yan Liu

“…It is found that the high humidity effects with water vapor mixing flow and water condensation thin film around airfoil may have insignificant effect directly on airfoil/blade performance; however, the indirect effects such as blade contamination and icing due to the water condensation may have significant effects on turbine performance degradation. …”
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Enhancing the interlaminar adhesion of carbon fiber composites via carbon nanotube sheets by Ning Bian, Yao Ren, Ashutosh Shrivastava, Zhong Wang, Duck J. Yang, Samit Roy, Ray Baughman, Hongbing Lu

“…The findings indicate that the insertion of well-aligned ultrathin CNT sheets in the interlaminar region of a spread tow carbon fiber composite provides significant enhancement in mechanical and electrical performance, paving the path toward applications where both mechanical and electrical performances are crucial, such as for structural health monitoring, lightning protection, and de-icing in aircraft and wind blades.…”
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