Ice adhesion on femtosecond laser textured surfaces
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Abstract
Ice formation and accumulation on external surfaces create dangerous conditions conducive for the failure of systems and infrastructure, as well as the potential for causing bodily harm, and in severe cases, death.One approach towards mitigating the icing problem is to fabricate ice-releasing materials that reduce the adhesion strength of ice to their surface.In this thesis, the viability of femtosecond (fs) laser surface texturing as a surface modification technique for creating ice-phobic surfaces is examined.Since fs-laser surface patterning is a relatively new technique, a systematic means of characterizing the hierarchical surface topographies imparted by fs-laser irradiation is lacking in literature.In addition, the formation processes of laser-induced topographies are still poorly understood.The first part of this thesis responds to these gaps in literature by i) introducing lacunarity analysis to quantitatively characterize hierarchical surface structures, and ii) providing insight into the formation mechanisms of laser-induced structures through detailed chemical, crystallographic, and topographical analyses.With the knowledge gained from the first part of the thesis, the second part of the thesis tackles the ice adhesion problem through the use of superhydrophobic laser-inscribed square pillars, as well as two other materials: stainless steel 316 meshes and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-covered meshes.The findings indicate that surface wettability is a poor predictor of ice adhesion.Instead, the surface topography of the substrate determines the ice adhesion strength by balancing two competing factors: mechanical interlocking and the formation of stress concentrations at the ice-substrate interface.This study highlights the importance of considering interfacial fracture mechanics in determining ice adhesion strength and promotes new strategies towards designing iceshedding materials by utilizing their surface topography.v Cette étude souligne l'importance de considérer la mécanique de la rupture interfaciale dans la détermination de la force d'adhérence de la glace et promeut de nouvelles stratégies pour la conception de matériaux délestant la glace en utilisant leur topographie de surface.vi "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31 ix I would also like to express my gratitude for the financial support I received from the McGill Engineering Doctoral Award, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Fonds de recherche -Nature et technologies.Lastly, but most importantly, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my family.To my beloved church family at MCAC, thank you for your
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Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.002 | 0.000 |
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