Materials and Additive Manufacturing for Energy Efficiency in Wind Turbine and Aircraft Industries
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Piedmont Propulsion Systems, LLC, Winston-Salem, NC (United States)
- First Aviation Services Inc., Westport, CT (United States)
The purpose of this project was to develop surface treatments which will inhibit the formation of ice on turbine blades and propellers. ORNL worked with Piedmont Propulsion Systems, LLC and First Aviation Services Inc. to demonstrate a new surface treatment for two primary markets, aviation and wind turbines, as well as secondary markets such as power lines, bridges, boats, roofs and antennas among others. Exploring alternative surface treatments for wind turbines will provide anti-icing properties and erosion/abrasion prevention properties similar to those for aviation applications. A series of superhydrophobic coating materials was synthesized and successfully applied on anti-ice tape materials that could be used in a wide range of wind turbine and aviation applications to prevent ice accumulation. The coatings developed in this project were based on superhydrophobic particles of different geometries and sizes that were homogeneously dispersed in polymeric binders. The superhydrophobic features of the coatings are volumetric and their abrasion resistance was evaluated. Future research will involve the demonstration of anti-icing properties of the surface treatment developed in this project.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1254096
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-2016/193; ED2802000; CEED492; CRADA/NFE-15-05571
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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