As a means of preventing ice formation on the wings of a small, private aircraft, it is

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As a means of preventing ice formation on the wings of a small, private aircraft, it is proposed that electric resistance heating elements be installed within the wings. To determine representative power requirements, consider nominal flight conditions for which the plane moves at \(100 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) in air that is at a temperature of \(-23^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). If the characteristic length of the airfoil is \(L=2 \mathrm{~m}\) and wind tunnel measurements indicate an average friction coefficient of \(\bar{C}_{f}=0.0025\) for the nominal conditions, what is the average heat flux needed to maintain a surface temperature of \(T_{s}=5^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) ?

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Fundamentals Of Heat And Mass Transfer

ISBN: 9781119220442

8th Edition

Authors: Theodore L. Bergman, Adrienne S. Lavine

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