Comments on: Creating anti-icing surfaces

By: ice

ice — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:53:08 +0000

This is a typical anti-ice coating with chemical freezing point depression which is based on the leaching of depressors out of the paint matrix and hydrophobic effect.Due to the leaching aspect, this effect is only temporary and is only suitable for technical applications that require ice free surfaces for a short time. Not very novel and also well known…

By: coatings

coatings — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:28:11 +0000

coatings – extensive surface coating solutions for lasting protection of sensitive
surfaces, looks and applying special characteristics to a surface. multiple layer
solutions available to apply compound characteristics to a surface.

By: coatings

coatings — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:32:25 +0000

extensive surface coating solutions for lasting protection of sensitive
surfaces, looks and applying special characteristics to a surface. multiple layer
solutions available to apply compount charasteristics to a surface.

By: Jeff Wojcik

Jeff Wojcik — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:53:05 +0000

Wonderful materials. The added safety and efficientcies from keeping ice from forming on ground near surfaces such as wind turbine blade, shipping vessels and aircraft are a great benefits from these cotings.

Additionally they will reduce and possibly elliminate the need for costly de-icing procedures providing yet another benefit, a cleaner environment!

By: Gheorghe Curelet-Balan

Gheorghe Curelet-Balan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:42:35 +0000

The power of science and technology! Who would have thought that the science fiction of the stain resistant fabric in the The Man in the White Suit movie will get so many technological implementations today?

By: GE, biomimicry, wind turbines and nanopants | Marc Gunther

GE, biomimicry, wind turbines and nanopants | Marc Gunther — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:25:11 +0000

[...] can read a blogpost from GE engineer Joseph Vinciquerra about superhydrophobic technology, “Creating anti-icing surfaces,” on GE’s global research blog. Share and [...]

By: Lubor Schwarz

Lubor Schwarz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:05:13 +0000

This is really great material which may impact and improve inherent safety of practically every aircraft. Please, keep working with FAA – flight safety office – to get such material tested/certified for use on leading edges.

note: today Prague FIR reports severe icing up to FL100 – I bet every pilot out there would love to have such material on his wings right now.

By: Gary Kanaby

Gary Kanaby — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:04:57 +0000

Please keep me informed of your advances. I am quite interested in a deicigg product. Thanks, Gary

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:11:35 +0000

This has so much potential that it would probobly help not only aircraft of all kinds, but even cars and boats (especially large fishing vessels) could benefit greatly from this technology.

Please, I encourage you guys to keep moving forward, this is something that can probobly (and probobly will) save lives and money.