Description / Abstract:
This SAE Aerospace Information Report (AIR) provides definitions
for terms commonly used in aircraft inflight icing system design
and analysis, research, and operations. Some general thermodynamic
terms are included that are frequently used in icing analysis, but
this document is not meant to be an inclusive list of such
terms.
Purpose:
The purpose of this document is to provide an assemblage of
definitions for terms commonly used in aircraft icing. Over time,
the field of aircraft icing has evolved a set of terms that are
sometimes used in different ways and have different meanings. This
document is a compendium of icing terms and their associated
definitions.
The SAE does not endorse or recommend any particular definition
given in this report.