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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/11659| Title: | Aerostat icing problems |
| Authors: | U.S. Air Force Geophysics Laboratory. Hanamoto, Ben. |
| Keywords: | Deicing Deicing materials Deicing systems Ice Ice prevention Ice control Balloons Meteorological balloons Materials Aerostat icing problems |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Special report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 83-23. |
| Description: | Special Report Abstract: This report describes laboratory tests to determine the effectiveness of a copolymer coating on a balloon to minimize ice build-up problems when operating in sleet, freezing rain or other ice-forming conditions. Methods for deicing the surface after an ice cover forms are also described. A small-scale balloon was used for the laboratory tests. A full-scale prototype was also partially coated with the copolymer to test its effectiveness as an icing control measure. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/11659 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
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| SR-83-23.pdf | 3.6 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |