A Pneumatically Actuated Icing Detector for Stationary Operation

An icing detector which operates on a pressurized air system and utilizes the pressure drop produced across a Venturi tube as an indication of icing conditions is described in this paper. Since the rate of ice formation on a surface is a function of the configuration of the surface, this detector ha...

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Published in:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 1958-11, Vol.39 (11), p.565-568
Main Authors: Goettelman, R. C., Poppoff, I. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Glazes
Heaters
Ice
Ice formation
Meteorology
Pneumatics
Pressure reduction
Protectors
Radomes
Storms
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Summary:An icing detector which operates on a pressurized air system and utilizes the pressure drop produced across a Venturi tube as an indication of icing conditions is described in this paper. Since the rate of ice formation on a surface is a function of the configuration of the surface, this detector has the unique advantage of being adaptable to conform with the shape of any structure on which it is mounted. Previously developed icing detectors require either a high velocity air stream, as in aircraft operation, or moving parts subject to possible mechanical failure during severe icing conditions. A pneumatically actuated icing detector designed specifically for stationary operation would be capable of icing measurements without either of these restrictions. Preliminary experiments indicate that this technique is feasible and capable of furnishing quantitative measurements of icing severity.
ISSN:0003-0007
1520-0477
DOI:10.1175/1520-0477-39.11.565