Ice adhesion test
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Ice adhesion tests are used to test the ice adhesion of different surface materials.
This can be done by accreting ice on a sample, and then testing the adhesion in a centrifugal ice adhesion test device, or CAT.
The ice adhesion is determined by the rotational speed necessary to detach the ice accreted on the sample. The shear force necessary to remove the ice is then calculated by the centrifugal force divided by the iced area. [2]
In addition to centrifugal testing, ice adhesion can be tested with direct mechanical tests, or with a wide variety of miscellaneous testing methods, like vibration beam test or laser spallation.
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