Electrically conductive materials for heating and deicing airfoils
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1. A composite airfoil comprising:
- a root section;
an intermediate section coupled with the root section;
a tip section coupled with the intermediate section; and
a conductive material layer applied over the root section, the intermediate section, and of the tip section, the conductive material comprising;
a carbon allotrope material sheet;
an electrically conductive polymer deposited over the carbon allotrope material sheet; and
a sulfonic acid deposited over the carbon allotrope material sheet.
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Abstract
Composite airfoils of the present disclosure comprise a root section including a first surface. The airfoils comprise an intermediate section having a first surface and coupled with the root section at a first end. The airfoils comprise a tip section having a first surface and coupled at a first end with a second end of the intermediate section. The airfoils comprise a conductive material layer adjacent at least one of the first surface of the root section, the first surface of the intermediate section, and the first surface of the tip section. The conductive material comprises a first polymer, a second polymer, and a sulfonic acid.
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1. A composite airfoil comprising:
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a root section; an intermediate section coupled with the root section; a tip section coupled with the intermediate section; and a conductive material layer applied over the root section, the intermediate section, and of the tip section, the conductive material comprising; a carbon allotrope material sheet; an electrically conductive polymer deposited over the carbon allotrope material sheet; and a sulfonic acid deposited over the carbon allotrope material sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25)
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16. A method of forming a conductive material disposed on a composite airfoil, the method comprising:
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depositing a conductive material onto an airfoil to form a conductive material layer, the airfoil having a root section, an intermediate section coupled with the root section, and a tip section coupled with the root section, the conductive material layer comprising an electrically conductive polymer and a sulfonic acid disposed over a carbon allotrope material sheet; and curing the conductive material layer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26)
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