Design of testbed and preliminary data for de-icing experiments using piezoelectric actuators

Dongkyoung Lee; Dahoon Ahn

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.07.050

Design of testbed and preliminary data for de-icing experiments using piezoelectric actuators

Data Brief. 2018 Jul 26:20:146-151. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.07.050. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Authors

Dongkyoung Lee¹, Dahoon Ahn²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan 31080, Republic of Korea.
² Advanced Railroad Vehicle Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

The piezoelectric actuators, providing mechanical energy, are a good option to remove the ice efficiently. Therefore, a testbed for experiments are designed and the preliminary data of de-icing phenomena is provided. An ice specimen, formed from sterilized distilled water under -30 °C, is detached from the base materials after the voltage signal is engaged. The parameterized detachment phenomena and the analysis data are presented. The independent variables are ice thickness and frequency of the voltage input. The detachment distance is presented depending on the independent variables.