Superhydrophobic Aircraft Paint/Coatings
Superhydrophobic Aircraft Paint/Coatings
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Hi everyone,
I am currently reseaerching new ways to counter aircraft icing by way of using superhydrophobe's either mixed in with the paint or used as a top coating after production.
I was just wondering whether either solutions would be viable and if so, how would I be able to create said paint's/coatiings?
Thanks!
I am currently reseaerching new ways to counter aircraft icing by way of using superhydrophobe's either mixed in with the paint or used as a top coating after production.
I was just wondering whether either solutions would be viable and if so, how would I be able to create said paint's/coatiings?
Thanks!





RE: Superhydrophobic Aircraft Paint/Coatings
Turns out such coatings do not repel ice. Quite the reverse, there was superb adhesion when we froze water on such coatings.
Chris DeArmitt - PhD FRSC CChem
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Thanks again!
RE: Superhydrophobic Aircraft Paint/Coatings
I think this is just incomplete thinking. Most aircraft surfaces do not adsorb water, and if it were cold enough to freeze the water already there, which isn't much, any additional precipitation would be in the form of ice or snow, which would stick, regardless. I think that careful thinking would conclude that surface hydrophobicity is irrelevant, since in the two cases of critical concern, pre-takeoff, and in-flight, the issue is ice build-up from semi-frozen or frozen water, not from the freezing of liquid water.
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