Estimation of anti-icing properties of coatings

The proposed composition for anti-icing coating of metal structures. The composition contains as the filler used aerosil brand R 972 with a density of 2360 kg / m3, particle size of 16 nm and a specific surface 12000 m2 / kg. Silicone resin SILRES® MSE 100 with a 10% concentration was used as a binder. The degree of hydrophobicity was estimated by the value of the wetting angle. In order to characterize the anti-icing properties of the coatings, we used the static and dynamic (advancing and retreating) wetting angle, as well as wetting hysteresis, for which we measured the angles of leakage, and the angles of drift from. Studies of the dynamics of freezing drops on the surface were performed using a TESTO 875-1 thermal imager. It is shown, that the hysteresis of wetting of the superhydrophobic surface based on the developed composition is 3.7 degrees. The critical angle of rolling drops of water from an inclined surface is determined. In the study of the kinetics of freezing of a drop of water on a metal surface, an uneven distribution of temperature on the surface of a drop of water is observed. The process of freezing drops is multistage. In the initial period, there is a transfer of heat from the surface to a drop of water. This stage is followed by the process of freezing the drop, which is manifested in the movement of the freezing front from the substrate upwards