Droplet Deformation and Trajectory Without Interferences in the Incoming Airfoil Shoulder Region

What is it about?

Ice accreation on wing surfaces, which is the cause of some aircrafts accidents, is due to the impact of supercooled droplets on them. Droplet deformation and trajectory in the shoulder region of an incoming airfoil are first shown when droplets are separated enough to avoid interferences between them. Also, a model for this region is formally derived and compared to the experimental data showing very good agreement.

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