Development and Feasibility Testing of novel icephobic Surface Technology for Mitigating Safety Risks of Commercial Fishing Vessels

项目总结/摘要 该项目将开发一种新的除冰技术， 寒冷地区以减轻与各种结冰效应（例如积冰）相关的安全风险， 冻结的门闩、湿滑的甲板区域、走道或梯子，可能导致滑倒、福尔斯，或 对船舶的稳定性产生重大影响。根据十多年的研究， 这项新技术使用了纳米结构的憎冰表面处理， 将特别适用于商业渔船，例如其耐用性 和成本。防冰性能将在世界独一无二的测试设施中进行测试和验证 良好控制的环境条件。将生产实验室验证的表面材料 在冬季出海捕鱼的商业渔船上进行实地试验。表面 将在飞机上不同的位置对材料进行评估，比较它们的防冰性能 与相关控制区域的性能进行比较。 项目组将在ABS中记录研究方法和结果 专门针对商业捕鱼业的出版物。该出版物将激发 工业界接受有效的除冰技术作为商业飞机未来的安全特征， 渔船。该出版物还将邀请进一步讨论如何改善 本项目开发的憎冰表面技术。

Project Summary/Abstract This project will develop a novel deicing technology for commercial fishing vessels operating in cold regions to mitigate the safety risks associated with various icing effects such as ice accretion, frozen latches, slippery deck areas, walkways, or ladders, which could cause slips, falls, or significant changes to the vessel’s stability. Based on more than ten years of research conducted by the project team, this new technology uses nanostructured icephobic surface treatments and will be adapted specially for its application to commercial fishing vessels, such as its durability and costs. The anti-icing performance will be tested and verified in a world-unique testing facility with well controlled ambient conditions. The laboratory-verified surface materials will be produced for a field trial on a commercial fishing vessel going for fishing activities in the winter. The surface materials will be evaluated at different locations onboard by comparing their anti-icing performances with those of the associated control areas. The project team will document the methodologies and results of the research in an ABS publication specific for the commercial fishing industry. The publication will stimulate interest of the industry in accepting effective deicing technologies as a future safety feature of commercial fishing vessels. The publication will also invite further discussions on the improvement of the icephobic surface technology developed in the present project.