The safety of bridge users might be compromised by blocks of ice or snow falling from
overhead bridge members following a precipitation icing event occurring under specific …

Low ice adhesion surfaces are a promising anti-icing strategy. However, reported ice
adhesion strengths cannot be directly compared between research groups. This study …

Evaluating the performance of icephobic coatings interests various industries, such as
aviation, maritime, energy, and transportation. Recent developments on icephobic coatings …

Anti-icing or passive strategies have undergone a remarkable growth in importance as a
complement for the de-icing approaches or active methods. As a result, many efforts for …

Surface engineering promotes possibilities to develop sustainable solutions to icing
challenges. Durable icephobic solutions are under high interest because the functionality of …

Hypothesis The accretion of ice on component surfaces often causes severe impacts or
accidents in modern industries. Applying icephobic surface is considered as an effective …

Lubricated icephobic coatings were fabricated by flame spraying with hybrid feedstock
injection. In this one-step process, composite coatings were produced by spraying a matrix …

Passive icephobic surfaces can provide a cost and energy efficient solution to many icing
problems that are currently handled with expensive active strategies. Water-repellent …

Ice adhesion tests are widely used to assess the performance of potential icephobic
surfaces and coatings. A great variety of test designs have been developed and used over …

Significant progress in the field of icephobic coatings has raised a demand for evaluation
criteria to assess and monitor the related icephobic effects and their durability. The initial …