A Method for Calculating the Heat Required for Windshield Thermal Ice Prevention Based on Extensive Flight Tests in Natural Icing Conditions

Abstract

An equation is presented for calculating the heat flow required from the surface of an internally heated windshield in order to prevent the formation of ice accretions during flight in specified icing conditions. To ascertain the validity of the equation, comparison is made between calculated values of the heat required and measured values obtained for test windshields in actual flights in icing conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1947
Accession Number
ADA800854

Entities

People

  • Alun R. Jones
  • Charles P. Steinmetz
  • George H. Holdaway

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Air Temperature
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Coefficients
  • Convection
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transmission
  • Lepidoptera
  • Mathematics
  • Vehicles
  • Windshields

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Polar and Arctic Studies