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[[File:CAT.png|thumb|222x222px|Centrifugal ice adhesion tester CAT. <ref>Niklas Kandelin: Icing Factors Affecting Railway Traffic Master of Science Thesis Tampere University Master’s Degree Programme, Materials Science October 2021</ref>]] | |||
'''Ice adhesion tests''' are used to test the ice adhesion of different surface materials. | '''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.''' | 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. <ref>Laforte, C. & Beisswenger, A., 2005. Ice phobic Material Centrifuge Adhesion Test, Montréal: IWAIS XI.</ref> | |||
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. | 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. | ||
More on this topic: [[Ice adhesion|ice adhesion.]] | More on this topic: [[Ice adhesion|ice adhesion.]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 16 February 2022
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.
More on this topic: ice adhesion.