Progress in Icephobic Coatings for Wind Turbine Protection: Merging Chemical Innovation with Practical Implementation

Crystals, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(2), С. 139 - 139

Опубликована: Янв. 27, 2025

Ice accumulation on wind turbine blades poses a significant challenge to performance and safety, these issues have led extensive research developing effective anti-icing methods. Polymer-based icephobic coatings emerged as promising solutions, given their passive nature low energy requirements. However, is complex task. In addition properties, factors such mechanical strength, durability, resistance UV, weathering, rain erosion must be carefully considered ensure withstand the harsh conditions faced by turbines. The main in coating engineering mastering chemistry behind coatings, it determines performance. This review provides comprehensive analysis of suitability current for applications, emphasizing alignment with present industrial standards underlying chemistry. Unlike previous works, which primarily focus aspects icephobicity, this highlights critical yet underexplored role chemical composition explores recent advancements polymer-based coatings. Additionally, earlier studies largely neglect specific required applications By demonstrating that no existing fully meets all necessary criteria, work underscores both urgency improved durability pressing need establish robust, application-specific also combines insights from cutting-edge are coupled active de-icing methods, known hybrid approach. organizing summarizing innovations, aims accelerate development reliable efficient systems pave way cleaner more sustainable future.

Язык: Английский

Self-lubricated, liquid-like omniphobic polymer brushes: advances and strategies for enhanced fluid and solid control

Progress in Polymer Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 101933 - 101933

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский