Fig. 4: Active LIT de-icing geometry optimization.
From: Smart low interfacial toughness coatings for on-demand de-icing without melting
a Infrared images demonstrating that locally TH (the temperature at the surface of the heater/LIT coating) was achieved regardless of the ice thickness. All the scale bars are 25 mm. b The square root dependence of the de-icing force with the thickness of the ice. c Measured de-icing time for various lengths of ice at system temperature T = −30 °C. The de-icing force of the LIT material as a function of the percentage of: d the heater length over the length of ice (LH/Lice), and e the length of ice above the heater over the total heater length (LIC/LH). Errorbars denote 1 SD and here N ≥ 5. Source data are provided as a Source Data file67.
