Highlight
Graphite-based icephobic coating to enhance de-icing performance of PTFE based icephobic coating:
- Enhancement of solar absorption by graphite
- Maintaining hydrophobicity (anti-icing)
De-icing performance was improved by ~50% under glaze ice conditions in an Icing Wind Tunnel at KAIT
Key Person
Currently this topics is done by Joe, Masafumi, Daiki, and Mitsu.
Related Publications
- Gonzales, J. P., Kurihara, D., Maeda, T., Yamazaki, M., Saruhashi, T., Kimura, S., Sakaue, H., “Novel superhydrophobic surface with solar-absorptive material for improved de-icing performance,” Materials, Vol. 12, No. 2758; doi:10.3390/ma12172758, 2019.
- Gonzales, J. P., Kurihara, D., Maeda, T., Yamazaki, M., Saruhashi, T., Kimura, S., Sakaue, H., “Creation of an icephobic coating using graphite powder and PTFE nanoparticles,” SAE 2019 International Conference on Icing of Aircraft, Engines, and Structures, June 17 – 21, Minneapolis, 2019.
- Morita, K., Gonzales, J. P., Sakaue, H., “Polytetrafluoroethylene Particles on Super-hydrophobic Coating for Supercooled Water Prevention,” Coatings, Vol. 8, No. 426; doi:10.3390/coatings8120426, 2018.
- Gonzales, J. P., Kurihara, D., Maeda, T., Yamazaki, M., Saruhashi, T., Kimura, S., Kimura, S., Sakaue, H., “Creation of an icephobic coating using graphite powder and PTFE nanoparticles” 71st Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, D26.10, 2018.