Masoud Farzaneh

Bio: Masoud Farzaneh is an academic researcher from Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. The author has contributed to research in topics: Icing & Insulator (electricity). The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 334 publications receiving 7668 citations. Previous affiliations of Masoud Farzaneh include Hydro-Québec & Université du Québec.

How wetting hysteresis influences ice adhesion strength on superhydrophobic surfaces.

Abstract: In this work, we measured the adhesion strength of artificially created glaze ice (similar to accreted in nature) on rough fluoropolymer-based hydrophobic surfaces with different contact angle (CA) and wetting hysteresis. The previously reported direct correlation between ice repellency and CA on superhydrophobic surfaces is shown to be only valid for surfaces with low wetting hysteresis. Another correlation was found between wetting hysteresis and ice adhesion strength on rough surfaces with similar chemistry.

Assessment of the Current Intensity for Preventing Ice Accretion on Overhead Conductors

Abstract: This paper concerns the determination of the electric current requirements for an anti-icing technique based on the Joule effect. The minimum current intensity needed for preventing ice accretion depends on several conductor parameters, including external diameter, electrical resistance, as well as surface geometry (number and diameter of external strands). It depends also on meteorological conditions, such as air temperature, wind velocity, and liquid water content. The study comprises the elaboration of a mathematical model and the laboratory experiments for validation. This research work is mainly concerned with power-line conductor and atmospheric parameters. Therefore, four different types of single A1/S1 power-line conductors are investigated. The analytical model was validated with the experiments performed in the wind tunnel of CIGELE Icing Research Pavilion at the University of Quebec, Chicoutimi. In order to complete the mathematical model, it is necessary to assess the overall heat transfer coefficient (HTC) for stranded conductors. The HTC measurements are presented for conductors with different surface geometries

I and i

Abstract: There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality. Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

Abstract: There is a special reason for reviewing this book at this time: it is the 50th edition of a compendium that is known and used frequently in most chemical and physical laboratories in many parts of the world. Surely, a publication that has been published for 56 years, withstanding the vagaries of science in this century, must have had something to offer. There is another reason: while the book is a standard fixture in most chemical and physical laboratories, including those in medical centers, it is not as frequently seen in the laboratories of physician's offices (those either in solo or group practice). I believe that the Handbook can be useful in those laboratories. One of the reasons, among others, is that the various basic items of information it offers may be helpful in new tests, either physical or chemical, which are continuously being published. The basic information may relate

Anti-icing superhydrophobic coatings

Abstract: Superhydrophobic coating compositions are provided. The compositions comprise nanoparticles between 5-100 nm in size and a polymeric binder. The compositions are effective in preventing ice formation on the surface of various substrates.

Bioinspired Surfaces with Superwettability: New Insight on Theory, Design, and Applications

Abstract: Design, and Applications Shutao Wang,†,‡ Kesong Liu, Xi Yao, and Lei Jiang*,†,‡,§ †Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interface Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, and ‡Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, BeiHang University, Beijing 100191, People’s Republic of China Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong P6903, People’s Republic of China