NASA tests equipment for studying large-droplet aircraft icing
NASA says researchers at Glenn Research Center are using its Icing Research Tunnel to help industry understand the rare hazard.
- The tests examine supercooled large droplets, which can freeze on aircraft surfaces not protected against ice buildup.
- NASA says aircraft are designed for typical icing droplets measuring 2 to 100 microns in diameter.
NASA describes large-droplet icing as a rare but persistent aviation hazard.
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NASA says researchers conducted instrumentation tests in the Icing Research Tunnel at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland to study supercooled large droplets. The agency says the work is intended to help U.S. industry better understand the icing phenomenon. NASA describes supercooled large-droplet icing as occurring when unusually large, very cold water droplets freeze on aircraft surfaces that lack ice protection.
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NASA says its Glenn Research Center is testing how supercooled large droplets can freeze on aircraft surfaces not protected against ice buildup.
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NASA tests equipment for studying large-droplet aircraft icingNASA
NASA says researchers at Glenn Research Center are using its Icing Research Tunnel to help industry understand the rare hazard.NASA
The tests examine supercooled large droplets, which can freeze on aircraft surfaces not protected against ice buildup.NASA
NASA says aircraft are designed for typical icing droplets measuring 2 to 100 microns in diameter.NASA
NASA describes large-droplet icing as a rare but persistent aviation hazard.NASA
NASA says researchers conducted instrumentation tests in the Icing Research Tunnel at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland to study supercooled large droplets.NASA
The agency says the work is intended to help U.S. industry better understand the icing phenomenon.NASA
NASA describes supercooled large-droplet icing as occurring when unusually large, very cold water droplets freeze on aircraft surfaces that lack ice protection.NASA