Research Article
Numerical modeling of the icing process under conditions of large supercooled droplets
Alexey Vladimirovich Goryachev1, Pavel Alexeevich Goryachev2
, Dmitry Alexeevich Goryachev3, Maxim Vladimirovich Nuriev4, Andrey Andreevich Nikolaev5, Alexey Anatolievich Rybakov6
| 1-5 | Central Institute of Aviation Motors, Moscow, Russia |
| 6 | National Research Center „Kurchatov Institute“, Moscow, Russia |
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Abstract. An improved method is proposed that allows increasing the accuracy of three-dimensional calculations of the process of ice formation on aircraft surfaces on large supercooled droplets (SLD) atmospheric conditions. Ice build-up formation is described using mathematical models of liquid film flow SWIM, as well as a model of deposition and splashing of large droplets upon impact with the ice surface. An improvement of the model is proposed that allows calculating the splashing process for both dry and wet surfaces. Validation of the proposed method is performed by comparing the calculation results with the available experimental data obtained on the NACA0012 model profile under SLD conditions. The calculation data showed better agreement with the experiment in terms of shape, size and localization of the formed ice build-ups compared to the results obtained using the Ansys Fensap-Ice software package. (In Russian).
Keywords: icing, aircraft, large supercooled droplets, finite element method, mathematical modeling
MSC-2020
76T30; 76T99, 80A17, 80A19, 80A22, 80M12Acknowledgments:
| 1,2,3,4,5 | The work was carried out on author's own initiative |
| 6 | The work was carried out within the framework of the state assignment of the National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute". |
For citation: Alexey V. Goryachev, Pavel A. Goryachev, Dmitry A. Goryachev, Maxim V. Nuriev, Andrey A. Nikolaev, Alexey A. Rybakov. Numerical modeling of the icing process under conditions of large supercooled droplets. Program Systems: Theory and Applications, 2025, 16:4, pp. 287–317. (In Russ.). https://psta.psiras.ru/2025/4_287-317.
Full text of article (PDF): https://psta.psiras.ru/read/psta2025_4_287-317.pdf.
The article was submitted 09.09.2025; approved after reviewing 10.11.2025; accepted for publication 20.11.2025; published online 01.12.2025.