AeroPel NPL Ice Protection Series
AeroPel’s next stop is development of the icephobic APC Series of surface treatments. Icephobic variants will offer:
Water droplet contact angles >160° (compared to approximately 80° on bare substrate)
Receding angles of water droplet >130° (compared to approximately 60° on bare substrate)
Roll off angles <10°
Ice adhesion strength of 0.71 psi (5.1 kPa) compared to bare substrate which is > 174 psi (1200 kPa)
AeroPel APC NPL is undergoing extensive testing specifically for the aviation industry: AeroPel APC was tested by the Air Force Research Laboratory and US Army Corps of Engineers Cold Region Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL). The US Army CRREL called AeroPel NPL “the best icephobic coating (they had) ever tested”.