An Innovative System for Truck DE-Icing in Motorways

During winter, in areas subjected to intense cold or snowfalls, accumulations of hard packed snow and ice can deposit on the roof of vehicles like trucks for good transport, containers, buses and other truck trailers and articulated combinations for special transport: a potential hazard for all motorists on road. In fact, during circulation, these accumulations of snow and sheets of ice may fly off the roof and crash into another vehicle, causing not only serious material damage but also tragic accidents. The parking area of Sadobre, located near the alpine city of Vipiteno/Sterzing (the northernmost town in Italy), in a strategic position in the Brenner border (A22 motorway) between Italy and Austria, is a crucial facility where heavy good trucks can park during driving bans. However, on severe weather conditions deposits of snow and ice must be removed from trucks before resuming driving. In order to improve safety and road traffic conditions, the authors developed a solution suitable for all types of roof surfaces: an automatic De-icing System with a multi-gantry structure able to remove accumulations of hard packed snow and sheets of ice from all kinds of roof of heavy good vehicles (HGVs). By a combined action of snow blowers, high-pressure hot water jets and air blade mounted on top of the structure, this innovative and patented De-icing System (1) removes accumulations of snow, (2) eliminates hard packed snow and thick ice layers from any kind of surface, (3) dries the wet surface and (4) prevents the formation of ice. Furthermore, the snow blowers and air blade height can be easily adjusted to the vehicle.

• Record URL:
  https://pre-proceedings-abudhabi2019.piarc.org/ressources/files/2/IP0325-Mayer-E-Full.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of the World Road Association – PIARC.
• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC)

  La Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, Niveau 5
  F-92055 La Defense Cedex,   France 
• Authors:
  • Mayer, E
  • Micheletti, G
  • Ferro, E
  • Calabrò, F G
  • Verda, V
• Conference:
  • 26th World Road Congress
  • Location: Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
  • Date: 2019-10-6 to 2019-10-10
• Publication Date: 2019

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 26th World Road Congress - Abu Dhabi - 2019: Connecting Cultures - Enabling Economies

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deicers (Equipment); Deicing; Freeways; Heavy duty trucks; Highway safety; Innovation; Snow and ice control; Winter
• Geographic Terms: Italy
• Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01756788
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 2020 4:40PM