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Optimisation of a Nacelle Electro-Thermal Ice Protection System for Icing Wind Tunnel Testing


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Figure 1.

Contributions to energy conservation in a finite volume [16].
Contributions to energy conservation in a finite volume [16].

Figure 2.

Schematic representation of the ETIPS of the nacelle. ETIPS, electro-thermal ice protection systems.
Schematic representation of the ETIPS of the nacelle. ETIPS, electro-thermal ice protection systems.

Figure 3.

Schematic view of the heater layers [11].
Schematic view of the heater layers [11].

Figure 4.

Convergence history over the number of generations for no ice constraint runs.
Convergence history over the number of generations for no ice constraint runs.

Figure 5.

Result comparison for the best designs for each constraint. (a) runback water; (b) heat fluxes; (c) ice accretion rate; (d) surface temperature. s/c < 0 represents the outboard, s/c > 0 the inboard.
Result comparison for the best designs for each constraint. (a) runback water; (b) heat fluxes; (c) ice accretion rate; (d) surface temperature. s/c < 0 represents the outboard, s/c > 0 the inboard.

Penalty for each constraint.

Constraint Description Penalty ice Penalty temp.
m˙ice=0 No ice 2.26107j=1Nm˙iceinb(sj) -
T ε [Tmin, Tmax] Temp. - 2.26107|1Tsurf (sj)Tmin/max|
m˙ice=0TTmax No ice & temp. 4.52107j=1Nm˙iceinb(sj) 1105j=rR|1Tsurf (sj)Tmax|
BBmaxTTmax Ice & temp. 4.52107| j=1Nm˙iceinb(sj)Δtlspan ρiceabBmax | 1105j=rR|1Tsurf(sj)Tmax|

IWT parameters used for the design of the IPS.

IWT parameters
α [°] 1.70
u[ms] 67.48
T[K] 259.95
ρ[Kgm3] 1.2886
P[Pa] 101,325
MVD [μm] 28.0
LWC[gm3] 0.583
Δt[s] 594

Power consumption comparison.

IPS (constraint) Thermopneumatic ETIPS (no ice) ETIPS (temp) ETIPS (no ice/temp) ETIPS (ice/temp)
Lip surf. (m2) 0.14 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19
q˙IPS(kW/m2) 10 13.02 6.53 13.60 5.97
q˙IPS( kW) 1.4 2.47 1.24 2.58 1.13

Heating element layers with material properties [4].

Material k[WmK] ρ[Kgm3] cp[JKgK]
Heating element (Alloy 90) 41.02 8,906.26 385.19
Erosion shield (SS 301 HH) 16.27 8,025.25 502.42
Elastomer (Cox 4300) 0.256 1,384 1,256.04 ± 125.6
Fibreglass/epoxy composite 0.294 1,794.07 1,570.05
Silicone foam insulation 0.121 648.25 1,130.44 ± 125

Best design for each constraint.

Constraint Pminlspan [W/m] mice,inblspan [g/m] mice,outlspan[g/m] Tmax [K] Tmin [K] GA
No ice 3305.65 0 320.77 326.11 266.75 CM-GA
Temp. 1657.74 328.29 306.50 287.57 280.18 C-GA
No ice & temp. 3452.95 0 316.59 325.05 275.74 M-GA
Ice & temp. 1517.02 323.72 319.57 294.14 273.21 CM-GA
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