Functional Surfaces with Anti-icing Properties
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Functional Polymer Coatings and Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 264
Special Issue Editors
Interests: icing; de-icing; wind tunnel; ice adhesion; aerospace; materials; wind turbine; vibration; heat transfer
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: icing; de-icing; winter operation; runway de-icing; ice adhesion; materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the recent years, multiple studies have been initiated on innovative surface engineering techniques to tackle the ice-related issues encountered in industrial applications. Surface engineering, surface texturing, coatings, etc., are promising techniques to functionalize surfaces with efficient passive/active anti-icing properties. Surface functionalization mainly aims to prevent/reduce ice accretion and/or reduce its adhesion to various key surfaces; however, it can be used in combination with other active ice protection systems (thermal, mechanical, etc.) to further reduce their power consumption and enhance their performance. Many characterizations must be investigated during the development of anti-icing products, such as ice adhesion strength, impact and shedding resistance, adhesion strength of the coating to the substrate, temperature flexibility, durability, etc. Icing tests in different conditions are being developed simultaneously with surface engineering techniques, targeted for different applications.
This Special Issue aims to gather the latest innovations in the field, regarding the following:
- Anti-icing/de-icing coating development;
- Anti-icing/de-icing coating characterization testing;
- Durability in winter conditions;
- Laboratory ice sample generation;
- Ice adhesion measurement;
- Coating application to substrate;
- Icephobicity, super/hydrophobicity.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Eric Villeneuve
Prof. Dr. Jean-Denis Brassard
Dr. Jean-Michel Romano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- icephobic
- anti-icing
- de-icing
- ice adhesion
- aerospace
- wind turbine
- characterization
- ice samples
