Abstract
To reduce the impact of road ice and snow disaster, it is necessary to adopt low energy consumption and efficient active deicing and snow melting methods. In this article, three functional components are combined into a conductive ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber composite material with good interface bonding. Among them, the mechanical and electrical properties of the composite material are enhanced by using carbon fiber cloth as a heating layer. EPDM rubber plays a mainly protective role. Further, aluminum silicate fiber cloth is used as a thermal insulation layer. The mechanical properties of EPDM rubber composites reinforced by carbon fiber cloth and the thermal behaviors of the composite material in high and low temperature environments were studied. The heat generation and heat transfer effect of the composite were analyzed by electrothermal tests. The results show that the conductive EPDM rubber composite material has good temperature durability, outstanding mechanical stability, and excellent heat production capacity. The feasibility of the material for road active deicing and snow melting is verified. It is a kind of electric heating deicing material with broad application prospects.
Highlights
In most parts of the world, road ice and snow problems occur in winter, and various methods are adopted for snow melting and deicing, but the results are unsatisfactory
The results showed that the conductive composite material based on carbon fiber cloth has the characteristics of high efficiency, reliability, durability, high mechanical strength and low cost in deicing and snow melting
Mechanical Properties Tests compressive strength) of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber composite material was determined by an electronic universal
Summary
In most parts of the world, road ice and snow problems occur in winter, and various methods are adopted for snow melting and deicing, but the results are unsatisfactory. A faster heating rate can only be achieved when the input power is relatively large This method takes a long time to achieve road snow melting and deicing, resulting in serious energy waste and a high cost of use. The results showed that the carbon fiber cloth can quickly heat up when the input power is small, and achieve the purpose of rapid deicing and snow melting. The results showed that the conductive composite material based on carbon fiber cloth has the characteristics of high efficiency, reliability, durability, high mechanical strength and low cost in deicing and snow melting. It is a potential electric heating deicing material in many fields
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