...Nicola Suzzi; Giulio Croce Purpose In-flight icing simulation tools relying on the Messinger model assume a continuous liquid layer wetting the airfoil surface and do not consider the effect of surface morphology. This study aims to introduce the impact of hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces...

... and provides a toolbox for deeper investigation of the complex flows over helicopters operating under difficult in-flight icing conditions. Social implications More and more helicopters are designed to be able to operate in hostile environments such as rescuing and saving lives over the oceans or mountains...