Recent progress in anti-icing and deicing applications of the photothermal conversion materials

Z Xie, Y Tian, Y Shao, H Wang, R Chen, X Zhu… - Progress in Organic …, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation and accumulation of ice on the surfaces of outdoor equipment is a common
and unavoidable phenomenon, and causes much inconvenience to human life and …

A net-zero emissions strategy for China's power sector using carbon-capture utilization and storage

JL Fan, Z Li, X Huang, K Li, X Zhang, X Lu, J Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Decarbonized power systems are critical to mitigate climate change, yet methods to achieve
a reliable and resilient near-zero power system are still under exploration. This study …

Evaluating weather impact on vehicles: A systematic review of perceived precipitation dynamics and testing methodologies

WY Pao, M Carvalho, F Hosseinnouri, L Li… - Engineering …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The performance of road vehicles degrades when driving in adverse weather conditions.
Weather testing for vehicles is important to understand the impacts of precipitation on …

Heat transfer characteristics of carbon-based photothermal superhydrophobic materials with thermal insulation micropores during anti-icing/deicing

Z Xie, H Wang, Q Deng, Y Tian, Y Shao… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photothermal deicing is a noncontact, economically, efficient, and environmentally friendly
melting/preventing ice method. Obtaining a cheap, easily fabricated material with high …

Flexible electrothermal hydrophobic self-lubricating tape for controllable anti-icing and de-icing

Y Wan, Y Liu, Y Liu, C Sun, K Feng… - ACS Applied …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In winter, the freezing phenomenon threatens the safety of people both in the work and
home environments. At present, electrothermal de-icing technology is widely used, but how …

Durable Elastomeric Snowphobic Surfaces

AH Abou Yassine, N Namdari, HM Ojayan… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Snow accumulation on photovoltaic modules, wind turbines, bridge cables, vehicles, and
roads causes significant economic and safety issues. Here, an extremely durable and …

Modelling Weather Precipitation Intensity on Surfaces in Motion with Application to Autonomous Vehicles

M Carvalho, H Hangan - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
With advances in the development of autonomous vehicles (AVs), more attention has been
paid to the effects caused by adverse weather conditions. It is well known that the …

Understanding mechanisms of snow removal from photovoltaic modules

AH Abou Yassine, N Namdari, B Mohammadian… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Snow accumulation on photovoltaic (PV) modules causes major economic losses by
reducing/preventing solar energy production. To develop mitigation strategies for snow …

A novel domino-like snow removal system for roof PV arrays: Feasibility, performance, and economic benefits

J Zheng, W Liu, T Cui, H Wang, F Chen, Y Gao, L Fan… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Snow accumulation on PV modules hinders normal power generation which is a challenge
for the wide-scope application of photovoltaics in snowy regions. In this paper, a domino-like …

[HTML][HTML] Trajectory and impact dynamics of snowflakes: Fundamentals and applications

E Khoshbakhtnejad, FB Golezani, B Mohammadian… - Powder Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
This review paper examines the dynamics of snow accumulation on vehicle surfaces and its
impacts on vehicle performance and safety. It focuses on the use of computational fluid …