Evaluation of capillary reinforced composites [electronic resource] / by Samuel W. Ciardullo and Lewis J. Stoffer.
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Cincinnati, Ohio : General Electric Company, Aircraft Engine Business Group ; [Cleveland, Ohio] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Lewis Research Center, [1985]
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"September, 1985."
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Summary
Anti-icing of the inlet of jet engines is generally performed with high pressure heated air that is directed forward from the compressor through a series of pipes to various manifolds located near the structures to be anti-iced. From these manifolds, the air is directed to all flowpath surfaces that may be susceptible to ice formation. There the anti-icing function may be performed by either heat conduction or film heating. Unfortunately, the prospect of utilizing lightweight, high strength composites for inlet structures of jet engines has been frustrated by the low transverse thermal conductivity of such materials. It was the objective of this program to develop an advanced materials and design concept for anti-icing composite structures. The concept that was evaluated used capillary glass tubes embedded on the surface of a composite structure with heated air ducted through the tubes. An analytical computer program was developed to predict the anti-icing performance of such tubes and a test program was conducted to demonstrate actual performance of this system. Test data and analytical code results were in excellent agreement. Both indicate feasibility of using capillary tubes for surface heating as a means for composite engine structures to combat ice accumulation.
Type Of Report
Contractor report; Sept. 1984-Sept. 1985
Funding
Prepared for National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Lewis Research Center under contract NAS3-24386