Anti-icing solutions combining printed electronics and nanotexturing of Al alloys

Olatz Adarraga*, Celina Vaquero, Leire Bilbao, Jon Maudes, Ana Pérez-Márquez, Haizea Villaverde, Izaskun Bustero, Ibai Santamaría, Marie Laure Pervier

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    Abstract

    Aluminum superhydrophobic (SHP) surfaces have been prepared by the combination of chemical microtexturing and surface functionalization with long-chained polyfluoroalkyl moieties. On the opposite side to the modified surface self-limiting heating element has been printed using carbon based possitive temperature coefficient (PTC) inks. Different heater configurations were tested to optimize heater design. Results showed that the combination of both strategies was able to maintain the aluminum surface ice free under tested conditions. The developed hybrid system showed good performance under anti-icing conditions with potential to be applied in aircraft systems.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)24-30
    Number of pages7
    JournalMaterials Today: Proceedings
    Volume93
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2023
    Event2022 International Conferences and Exhibition on Nanotechnologies, Organic Electronics and Nanomedicine - Nanotexnology, NANOTEX 2022 - Thessaloniki, Greece
    Duration: 2 Jul 20229 Jul 2022

    Keywords

    • Anti-icing
    • Carbon PTC inks
    • Printed Heater
    • Superhydrophobic

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