Icephobic Materials for Anti/De-icing Technologies

This book fills the gap in the field of anti-icing byproviding a comprehensive introduction to anti-icing materials andtheir technology. Additionally, the contents are important guidance forresearchers, engineers, and graduate and undergraduate students.Icing can cause malfunctions or serious performance degradation inoutdoor facilities, such as transportation and energy equipment, resultingin significant economic losses and even loss of life. With the rapiddevelopment of the aviation and renewable energy industries, minimizinganti-icing has become an urgent scientific problem worldwide. Traditional thermal and mechanical de-icing methods are used to preventor inhibit ice formation, but they consume a huge amount of energy.Therefore, it is necessary to develop new passive anti-icing technologies.In the last decade, icephobic materials have received increasing attentionas commonly used passive anti-icing materials.