Abstract
Abstract A theoretical model of rime-ice accretion on the downstream conductor of a twin conductor bundle is proposed, applying free streamline theory. It is assumed that neither conductor twists under the eccentric ice loading on the windward sides. The actual location of the downstream conductor on the edge of the wake from the upstream conductor is provided by experimental observations on twin conductor bundles. Free streamline theory is used to predict the locations of the points of reattachement and separation of the free streamline, from the upstream conductor, on the downstream conductor. The availability of supercooled droplets for accretion on the downstream conductor is dependent upon the knowledge of the capture and scattering of droplets by the upstream conductor and its wake. Starting with the known spectrum of droplet sizes upstream of the upstream conductor during icing, the modified spectrum downstream is determined numerically. This spectrum of droplet sizes is then employed to predict the rime-ice accretion on the windward side of the downstream conductor of the twin conductor bundle.
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