Evaluation Of Environmentally Friendly, Glycol-Free Mobile Aircraft Deicing System 2003-01-2394
The U.S. military is evaluating environmentally friendly alternatives for aircraft deicing operations. Our goal is to prevent water and ground contamination while meeting mission flight requirements and enhancing safety. To address this goal a demonstration was performed in April 2002 at Eglin AFB, McKinley Climatic Chamber of a simulated integrated portable infrared and forced air/fluid assisted deicing with an ice imager. Such an integrated system may meet environmental standards, enhance safety, satisfy most military deicing requirements, and have commercial application. We plan to integrate these technologies, including an environmentally friendly deicing fluid, into a single unit for field testing during the winters of 2002-03 and 2003-04 at operational airfields. We compare deicing rates and environmental impacts using the simulated integrated deicing system versus a more traditional forced air/glycol deicing truck.
Citation: Wyderski, M., Lozada-Ruiz, A., Ryerson, C., Davila, J. et al., "Evaluation Of Environmentally Friendly, Glycol-Free Mobile Aircraft Deicing System," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-2394, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-2394. Download Citation
Author(s):
Mary Wyderski, Alexei Lozada-Ruiz, Charles Ryerson, James Davila, Donald Tarazano
Affiliated:
USAF Aeronautical Systems Center, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Independent Consultant
Pages: 11
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 2003 Transactions Journal of Aerospace-V112-1
Related Topics:
Aircraft deicing
Airports
Cold weather
Trucks
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