CONDUCTIVE FILM DEFROSTS WINDSHIELD QUICKLY

A SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED THAT CAN DEFROST FASTER THAN REGULAR FORCED HOT AIR SYSTEMS AND MAY SOLVE THE OPTICAL DISTORTION PROBLEM OF CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS. THIS SYSTEM, WHICH IS ILLUSTRATED IN A SKETCH, MAKES POSSIBLE DEFROST TIMES OF ABOUT 5 MIN FROM 0 F USING POWER LEVELS OF 1.0 W/SQ IN. ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE RANGES FROM 10-100 OHMS/SQ, AND 2.5 FT X 5.5 FT AT RESISTANCE VALUES AS LOW AS 2 OHMS/SQ. POWER IS SUPPLIED THROUGH PRESSURE-CONTACT BUSBARS USING 1/16TH IN X 0.009 IN COOPER TAPES. THE TAPES ARE TINNED WITH SOLDER TO GIVE A DESIRABLE SILVER LOOK.

• Availability:
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• Publication Date: 1974-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 84
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 82
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamic force; Cold weather; Film; Operations; Optical properties; Vehicle characteristics; Wind
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wind load
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222384
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 15 1974 12:00AM