Performance Deterioration of Pitot Tubes Caused by In-Flight Ice Accretion: A Numerical Investigation

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Geometry</td><td class="align_center">Pitot-static tube</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Density</td><td class="align_center">1.457 kg/m<sup>3</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Velocity</td><td class="align_center">100 m/s</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LWC</td><td class="align_center">0.55 g/m<sup>3</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">AoA</td><td class="align_center">0°</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Temperature</td><td class="align_center">262 K</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Computational domain</td><td class="align_center">C-type, diameter: 0.762 m</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Wall temperature</td><td class="align_center">272 K</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Simulation settings of the pitot-static tube cases.</div>

International Journal of Aerospace Engineering

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Table 5: Performance Deterioration of Pitot Tubes Caused by In-Flight Ice Accretion: A Numerical Investigation 