Evaluation of a Pneumatic Guy-Line Deicing Boot

Abstract

During the two winter field seasons of 1986-88, a 3-m-long pneumatic cable deicing boot was tested and evaluated by CRREL at the summit of Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. Favorable results from this pilot study led to the development of a longer (14-m) pneumatic boot. This longer boot, which was used to entirely encase one of the guy lines supporting a 9-m-high tower, was evaluated at the summit of Mt. Washington during the 1987-88 icing season. The performance of both pneumatic cable deicing boots during a variety of icing conditions indicates that this simple, cost-effective method of ice prevention on guy wires may be suitable for practical application.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA252013

Entities

People

  • Charles H. Franklin
  • John W. Govoni

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold Regions
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Guy Wires
  • High Pressure
  • Ice Formation
  • Measurement
  • New England
  • New Hampshire
  • Pilot Studies
  • Recycled Materials
  • Regions
  • Standards
  • Structural Components
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design