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Title: Passive anti-frosting surface comprised of microscopic wettability patterns containing sacrificial ice

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1650936

A method and device for reducing ice and frost on a surface comprising a wettable pattern on a surface. The pattern is wetted with water which is frozen into ice to create overlapping hygroscopic that cover the surface.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Blacksburg, VA); UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
10,661,908
Application Number:
15/724,995
OSTI ID:
1650936
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 10/04/2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Systems and Methods for Passive Deicing patent-application September 2015

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