Experimental methodology and procedure for SAPPHIRE: a Semi-automatic APParatus for High-voltage Ice nucleation REsearch

Löwe, Jens-Michael; Schremb, Markus; Hinrichsen, Volker; Tropea, Cameron

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-223-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-223-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-223-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 1

Research article

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12 Jan 2021

Research article |

| 12 Jan 2021

Experimental methodology and procedure for SAPPHIRE: a Semi-automatic APParatus for High-voltage Ice nucleation REsearch

Jens-Michael Löwe, Markus Schremb, Volker Hinrichsen, and Cameron Tropea

Video supplement

Oscillating drop surrounded by air Jens-Michael Löwe https://doi.org/10.5446/47948

Oscillating drop surrounded by oil Jens-Michael Löwe https://doi.org/10.5446/47949

Short summary

Icing is a severe problem in many technical applications like aviation or high-voltage components for power transmission and distribution. The presented experimental setup enables the accurate investigation of the freezing of water droplets under the impact of electric fields. All boundary conditions are well controlled and investigated in detail. Results obtained with the setup might improve the understanding of the freezing process of water droplets under the impact of high electric fields.