2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Creation of icephobic surfaces by inactivating ice nucleation sites
| Project/Area Number |
26289050
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Partial Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Thermal engineering
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| Research Institution | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
Inada Takaaki 国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所, 省エネルギー研究部門, 上級主任研究員 (60356491)
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| Research Collaborator |
KOYAMA Toshie
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 氷 / 核生成 / 表面 / 高分子 / 着霜 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Organisms living in cold environments have adapted themselves to subzero-temperatures by using antifreeze proteins. In this study, icephobic solid surfaces that can inhibit ice nucleation have been created, by using synthetic polymers that have the same function as antifreeze proteins. These icephobic surfaces successfully delayed ice nucleation. For applications to heat exchangers of heat pump systems, we also investigated frost formation on these icephobic surfaces and confirmed their effectiveness.
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| Free Research Field |
熱工学
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