Modeling of Fuel-System Icing Inhibitors

摘要

In our continuing efforts to design nontoxic and biodegradable fuel-system icing-inhibitor (FSII) compounds with improved fuel solubility and anti-icing ability, and nontoxic deicers for aircraft and runways, we describe experimental and molecualr modeling efforts that allow us to predict the relative performance of FSII candidates. A smawll-scale, reciruclating simulator containing a mixture of jet fuel, FSII, and water was employed to measure to time needed for the water to freeze and the lowest temeprature to be achieved before freezing.