Computational methodology for electro-thermal ice protection system analysis
Date
2016-05Author
Bikkannavar, Karan Vishwanath
Advisor
Papadakis, MichaelMetadata
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The new trend in aviation industry is towards „all electric aircraft‟. Thus, there‟s a strong
desire to replace bleed air systems with efficient electrical ice protection systems that would
provide adequate ice protection.
In the current thesis study, a computational methodology was developed to support the
design and assess the performance of electro-thermal ice protection systems (ETIPS) for de-icing
fixed wing aircraft. The methodology developed was tested using a range of geometries and
electrical heater configurations and was validated with experimental data obtained by researchers
at Wichita State University (WSU) and other organizations.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Wichita State University, College of Engineering, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering