Natural Rotor Icing on Mount Washington, New Hampshire,
Abstract
Icing of a four-bladed rotor was studied under natural conditions at the top of Mt. Washington, N.H. The rotor had two cylindrical blades and two airfoil blades. The results were compared with studies conducted in icing wind tunnels. Considerable differences in icing regimes were observed. For instance, with comparable liquid water content and wind speed the wet-to-dry growth regime transition temperature was up to 10 C higher under natural conditions than in the wind tunnel studies. Results of other studies made under natural conditions were close to those of the present study, indicating that wind tunnel conditions are significantly different from natural conditions. Close examination of the conditions indicated that supersaturation of water vapor existing in most of the wind tunnel studies is the most probable cause of the differences. Keywords: Aircraft icing; Cold fog; Cole regions; Ice formation; Propeller icing; Rotor icing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA175276
Entities
People
- G. E. Lemieux
- H. W. Bosworth
- K. Itagaki
Organizations
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory