The department has developed software for the prediction of ice accretion and shapes on airfoils and wings, and for the prediction of the resulting aerodynamic performance predictions.
For more information, contact besnarde@csulb.edu
Related publications:
T. Cebeci and E. Besnard, "Prediction of the Performance Degradation of an Aircraft in Natural Icing Conditions," AIAA Paper 94-0487 Jan. 1994 and invited paper in Proceedings of the First Bombardier International Workshop, Montréal, Canada, Sept. 1993. Also, Eric Besnard, MS Thesis, CSULB, Dec. 1992.