| AVS 58th Annual International Symposium and Exhibition | |
| Tribology Focus Topic | Thursday Sessions |
| Session TR+AS+SS-ThM |
| Session: | Atomic-scale Characterization of Tribological Interfaces |
| Presenter: | Carol Ellis-Terrell, Southwest Research Institute |
| Authors: | C. Ellis-Terrell, Southwest Research Institute M. Miller, Southwest Research Institute M. Zou, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville R. Wei, Southwest Research Institute S. Beckford, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville G. Hatton, Shell Global Solutions, Inc. |
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Ice adhesion is a serious problem in areas such as the oil, gas, and automotive industry, telecommunications and power line transmission. There is a significant amount of research directed towards designing a coating to reduce ice accumulation. This study focuses on measuring the effects of surface roughness and surface energy on ice adhesion strength. Surface texturing ranged from high to low surface roughness. A sandblasting technique was applied to the aluminum surface creating a high surface roughness. Surface energy changes were created by depositing a silicon doped hydrocarbon film, using plasma enhanced vapor deposition. A custom built apparatus was employed to specifically measure the adhesion force of an ice droplet. The results illustrate that the smoother as-received surfaces have lower ice adhesion strength than the rougher sandblasted surfaces.