DETERMINING THE INFLUENCE OF ICING ON THE AIRCRAFT

  • S. Alekseyenko Oles Honchar Dnipro National University
Keywords: ICING OF AERODYNAMIC SURFACES, NUMERICAL SIMULATION, INFLUENCE OF ICING ON THE AIRCRAFT

Abstract

In certain flight conditions, supercooled water droplets contained in clouds can freeze, falling on the aerodynamic surfaces of the aircraft. The resulting ice build-up can have a significant effect on the aerodynamics of the aircraft, changing the shape of the surface itself and its roughness. However, the question of determining the degree of this negative effect of icing on the aircraft, which has a certain layout, configuration and dimensions under given meteorological and flight conditions, is rather complicated and still far from complete. The paper proposes and illustrates a methodology for determining the degree of the negative impact of icing on the aircraft, which is following the regulatory documentation and the existing system for determining icing conditions, and allows taking into account both the configuration and dimensions of the aircraft, as well as meteorological and flight conditions. The technique is based on the developed software and methodological support, which allows to numerically simulate the processes of icing of aerodynamic surfaces of the aircraft. When describing the air-droplet flow and moisture deposition on a streamlined surface, the model of interpenetrating media was used, and when describing the process of ice growth, a technique based on the equations of continuity and conservation of energy was used. Concerning the example of the NACA 0012 airfoil, systematic studies of the effect of icing on an aircraft were carried out in a wide range of flight and meteorological parameters; the calculation results in the form of four-parameter nomograms are presented. The given systematization of the results will make it possible to quickly analyze the icing hazard along the planned flight route in known meteorological conditions, as well as during the flight using current meteorological data, to develop recommendations for changing the flight plan. The technique can be supplemented with a detailed account of the effect of icing on the aerodynamic characteristics, stability and controllability of the aircraft.

Author Biography

S. Alekseyenko, Oles Honchar Dnipro National University

Україна. Дніпровський національний університет імені Олеся Гончара.

Завідувач кафедри механотроніки. Доктор технічних наук.

Сфера наукових інтересів – чисельне моделювання процесів гідроаеродинаміки та тепломасопереносу.

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Published
2021-11-17
How to Cite
Alekseyenko, S. (2021). DETERMINING THE INFLUENCE OF ICING ON THE AIRCRAFT. Journal of Rocket-Space Technology, 29(4), 166-178. https://doi.org/10.15421/452119
Section
Applied mechanics and mathematical methods