Preparation and Anti-Icing of Hydrophobic Polypyrrole Coatings on Wind Turbine Blade

This paper describes the method of preparing strong hydrophobic polypyrrole (PPy) on wind turbine blades. The water contact angle of strong hydrophobic PPy coatings was 127.2°. The strong hydrophobic PPy coatings exhibited excellent anti-icing properties. The maximum icing weight of strong hydrophob...

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Main Authors: Bin Qu, Zhou Sun, Fang Feng, Yan Li, Guoqiang Tong, Rana Shahzad Noor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8626457
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description This paper describes the method of preparing strong hydrophobic polypyrrole (PPy) on wind turbine blades. The water contact angle of strong hydrophobic PPy coatings was 127.2°. The strong hydrophobic PPy coatings exhibited excellent anti-icing properties. The maximum icing weight of strong hydrophobic PPy coating blade was almost 0.10 g while the maximum icing weight of no coating blade was found to be 26.13 g. The maximum icing thickness of a strong hydrophobic PPy coating blade was only 1.08 mm. The current research will provide a better technique to create anti-icing coatings on wind turbine blades and other outdoor equipment.
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spelling doaj-art-330e31b5203848a2a6c086fe1a3b3f8c2025-08-20T03:55:17ZengWileyInternational Journal of Rotating Machinery1023-621X1542-30342020-01-01202010.1155/2020/86264578626457Preparation and Anti-Icing of Hydrophobic Polypyrrole Coatings on Wind Turbine BladeBin Qu0Zhou Sun1Fang Feng2Yan Li3Guoqiang Tong4Rana Shahzad Noor5College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, ChinaCollege of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, ChinaCollege of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, ChinaHeilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Technology and Equipment for Utilization of Agricultural Renewable Resources in Cold Region, Harbin 150030, ChinaCollege of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, ChinaCollege of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, ChinaThis paper describes the method of preparing strong hydrophobic polypyrrole (PPy) on wind turbine blades. The water contact angle of strong hydrophobic PPy coatings was 127.2°. The strong hydrophobic PPy coatings exhibited excellent anti-icing properties. The maximum icing weight of strong hydrophobic PPy coating blade was almost 0.10 g while the maximum icing weight of no coating blade was found to be 26.13 g. The maximum icing thickness of a strong hydrophobic PPy coating blade was only 1.08 mm. The current research will provide a better technique to create anti-icing coatings on wind turbine blades and other outdoor equipment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8626457
spellingShingle Bin Qu
Zhou Sun
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Preparation and Anti-Icing of Hydrophobic Polypyrrole Coatings on Wind Turbine Blade
International Journal of Rotating Machinery
title Preparation and Anti-Icing of Hydrophobic Polypyrrole Coatings on Wind Turbine Blade
title_full Preparation and Anti-Icing of Hydrophobic Polypyrrole Coatings on Wind Turbine Blade
title_fullStr Preparation and Anti-Icing of Hydrophobic Polypyrrole Coatings on Wind Turbine Blade
title_full_unstemmed Preparation and Anti-Icing of Hydrophobic Polypyrrole Coatings on Wind Turbine Blade
title_short Preparation and Anti-Icing of Hydrophobic Polypyrrole Coatings on Wind Turbine Blade
title_sort preparation and anti icing of hydrophobic polypyrrole coatings on wind turbine blade
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8626457
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