Fan-blade de-icing using PCA?
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Fan-blade de-icing using PCA?
Hi everyone,
in Munich they have installed PCA-Units (pre-conditioned air) at all bridges for A/C climatization. Now there is the idea of using these units for fan-blade de-icing. Has anyone ever seen this at any other Airport before?
Thanks for info!
in Munich they have installed PCA-Units (pre-conditioned air) at all bridges for A/C climatization. Now there is the idea of using these units for fan-blade de-icing. Has anyone ever seen this at any other Airport before?
Thanks for info!
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Seen it a few times in various places, but yes, they were mobile units, as far as I remember.
Still, can’t see what difference it makes. Hot air is hot air, be it from a mobile unit, or a fixed one...
Still, can’t see what difference it makes. Hot air is hot air, be it from a mobile unit, or a fixed one...
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Stockholm ARN T2 has pre conditioned air hoses installed underground. They come up through a hatch in the ramp. I use it for deicing the fan blades. But the air is not very hot, around 23deg C so not much use when it is really cold. Then we get the mobile unit out which runs much hotter.
