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US 11,499,079 B2Granted
Viscoelastic icephobic surfaces
AssigneeUniversity of Houston System
InventorsHadi Ghasemi, Peyman Irajizad, Abdullah Al-Bayati
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Abstract
Viscoelastic icephobic surfaces of the present disclosure include organogel particle beads dispersed in an elastomer matrix. The surfaces are highly repellant to ice formation, easy and cost efficient to apply, and have long term durability for harsh outdoor applications.
Claims13
A surface having anti-icing properties, comprising:
- a surface;
- and
- a viscoelastic icephobic coating deposited on the surface, wherein the viscoelastic icephobic coating comprises an elastomer matrix and organogel particle beads dispersed throughout the elastomer matrix, wherein the organogel particle beads comprise a non-crosslinked liquid phase entrapped in a three-dimensionally crosslinked gel, wherein the organogel particle beads are dispersed throughout the elastomer matrix in a concentration of 25% to 90% based on volumetric ratio, wherein the elastomer matrix is cured to form the viscoelastic icephobic coating, and wherein the viscoelastic icephobic coating imparts anti-icing properties to the surface.
A method for producing a surface having anti-icing properties, comprising:
- preparing an uncured elastomer matrix material;
- preparing organogel particle beads, wherein the organogel particle beads comprise a non-crosslinked liquid phase entrapped in a three-dimensionally crosslinked gel;
- crushing the organogel particle beads in a surfactant to form non-aggregated organogel particle beads in the surfactant;
- mixing the non-aggregated organogel particle beads with the uncured elastomer matrix material to form an uncured elastomer mixture;
- depositing the uncured elastomer mixture on a surface;
- and
- allowing the uncured elastomer mixture to cure to form a viscoelastic icephobic coating on the surface, wherein the viscoelastic icephobic coating imparts anti-icing properties to the surface.
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