Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Platform for Ice-accretion and Coatings Tests with Ultrasonic Readings (PICTUR)
Agreement Number:
967225
Agreement Value:
$25,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 11, 2021 - Sep 30, 2022
Description:
Modern aircrafts have deicing systems normally using 1) special materials, 2) weeping anti-ice fluid, 3) heated bleeding air, 4) electrical heaters, 5) pneumatic boots, or 6) vibrating electro-mechanical surfaces placed at the leading edge of the wings and horizontal stabilizers. Pilots must decide to activate the system if icing is observed and adjust the approach by increasing the landing velocities by 37 km/h (20 knots). Several accidents have occurred due to aircraft icing accretion. Manufacturers require enhanced test facilities and more effective 3D computational tools to design and certify aircraft against more stringent icing requirements. The current investigation aims at the assessment and development of 3D numerical techniques to model aircraft icing accretion with de-icing systems. Flows around the test platform of various geometries will be simulated with a turbulence model including impinging super-cooled water droplets, which will be compared with in situ ice accretion measurements.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1S 5B6
Reference Number:
172-2020-2021-Q4-967225
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118838937
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
Carleton University
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa Centre
Federal Riding Number:
35075
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
Program Purpose:
The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.
NAICS Code:
541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences