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Development and Testing of Icephobic Materials: Lessons Learned from Fraunhofer IFAM

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Contamination Mitigating Polymeric Coatings for Extreme Environments

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The effective development of icephobic coatings requires test scenarios that simulate relevant icing conditions in the desired application field. Because of a lack of available standardized tests, developers rely on comparative tests, comparing results with pre-defined benchmark systems. In this context, tests need to be conducted under very stable conditions without allowance for fluctuation. This guarantees a development process with stepwise material improvement. Fraunhofer IFAM in Germany began working on icephobic materials over 10 years ago, seeking to develop not only the materials but also adequate test methods. This chapter describes the development process and results of these activities, as well as proposals to improve efficiency further in the future development of icephobic materials.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank all colleagues at Fraunhofer IFAM working on ice-related topics and supporting activities in the development of icephobic materials. Special thanks go to Ms. Catherine Yokan for support in editing. Furthermore, the results of mainly two previous publicly funded R&D projects have been used in this chapter: Clean Sky SFWA and JediAce. Partners of these projects are thanked for their support. Both projects have received funding from the European Commission under grant agreement numbers CSJU-GAM-SFWA-2008-001 and 314335, respectively. Finally, the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft e.V. is thanked for supporting research on ice-related topics, including preparation of this chapter.

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    Nadine Rehfeld, Andrej Stake & Volkmar Stenzel

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Rehfeld, N., Stake, A., Stenzel, V. (2017). Development and Testing of Icephobic Materials: Lessons Learned from Fraunhofer IFAM. In: Wohl, C., Berry, D. (eds) Contamination Mitigating Polymeric Coatings for Extreme Environments. Advances in Polymer Science, vol 284. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2017_37

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