Published on July 24, 2017
This new engine icing ground test simulation, now with sound, uses
cutaways to show what a future engine icing test would look like at
NASA’s Glenn Research Center. The ground tests will be done to safely
observe and find design solutions to a type of ice that can build up on
engine blades. The test starts with air flow at subsonic speeds; then a
mist is sprayed from bars at the end of the tunnel. In the animation,
one set of blades remains stationary to show how it’s believed ice
builds up on a blade. The ice could then break off, causing engine
power loss or damage.
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