BS M 78:1995

Committees responsible
National foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. Normative references
3. Definitions
4. Performance requirements
5. Materials compatibility
6. Rheological properties
7. Film stability
8. Environmental requirements
9. Anti-icing performance
10. Aerodynamic performance
11. Quality assurance provisions
Annexes
A. (normative) Test methods to determine the anti-icing
     performance
B. (normative) Standard test method for aerodynamics
     acceptance of aircraft ground de-icing/anti-icing
     fluids
Tables
1. Maximum permitted daily change in mass per unit area
2. Fluid properties
A.1 Summary of performance requirements for test equipment
A.2 Summary of test parameters for moving spray nozzle
     system
A.3 Summary of the test conditions
A.4 Example of proposed order of fluid application to a
     frosticator having six test panels
Figures
A.1 Spray nozzle
A.2 Schematic cross-section of spray equipment
B.1 Test duct schematic
B.2 Takeoff ground acceleration simulation
B.3 Schematic of example facility
B.4 Example of data acquired during test run
B.5 Example of test fluid identification sheet
B.6 Example of test data summary
B.7 Example of test results summary

Establishes the requirements for non-Newtonian fluids used in the removal and prevention of frozen deposits of frost, ice and snow on exterior surfaces of parked aircraft. Establishes the minimum requirements for an environmental test chamber and test procedure to carry out anti-icing performance tests.