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  • Surface Engineering
  • Tribology

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  • Ice accretion negatively impacts commercial and residential activities.
  • Current icephobic coatings face scalability limitations for large surfaces due to ice removal force scaling with area.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop novel materials for effective ice shedding from large surfaces.
  • To overcome the scalability limitations of existing icephobic coatings.

Main Methods:

  • Characterization of materials with low interfacial toughness with ice.
  • Testing ice removal forces on coated surfaces of varying sizes (cm² to m²).
  • Demonstration of ice shedding via self-weight.

Main Results:

  • A new class of materials exhibits low ice adhesion, independent of iced area.
  • Ice removal forces remain low even for areas of several square centimeters.
  • Effective ice shedding demonstrated on ~1 square meter surfaces using only self-weight.

Conclusions:

  • The developed materials offer a scalable solution for anti-icing applications.
  • These coatings enable efficient ice removal, reducing maintenance and operational costs.
  • Potential applications include power lines, ship hulls, and other large structures prone to ice accretion.