SBIR/STTR Research Award

PREVENTING ICE ACCRETION VIA PASSIVE DYNAMICS

Award identifier 117e54f2a86355e7ab45f7b4b4523ee0370ef3e5c0f3bf1a3d164396e3a5330eAwarding agency Department of Transportation

Award amount

$50,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

1991

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Transportation
Branch
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Recipient company
Cape Cod Research
Proposal award date
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Contract end date
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Solicitation number
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Topic code
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Research abstract

THE PROPOSED RESEARCH INVESTIGATES THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPMENT AN INNOVATIVE ICEPHOBIC COATING THAT WILL PREVENT THE ACCRETION OF ICE ON SURFACES, SUCH AS RUNWAYS VIA THE PHENOMENON OF PASSIVE DYNAMICS. THE UNDERLYING CONCEPT IS TO INCORPORATE SPECIAL MATERIALS INTO EXISTING RUNWAY COATING FORMULATIONS WHICH, ALTHOUGH PASSIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, BECOME DYNAMIC WHEN ICE FORMING CONDITIONS PREVAIL. THIS DYNAMISM WILL PREVENT WATER MOLECULES FROM NUCLEATING AT SPECIFIC SITES, AN ACTION THAT IS REQUIRED FOR ICE TO FORM. THE SUCCESS OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD IN THE STATE OF THE ART OF SUPPRESSING ICE ACCRETION UPON A VARIETYOF DIFFERENT SURFACES WHERE ICE BUILDUP CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS.

Technology keywords

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Agency intelligence

Department of Transportation

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