Microwave ice accretion meter.

摘要

A microwave ice accretion meter comprises a shorted surface waveguide (15) connected to a controlled oscillator (17) and mounted, for instance, in an air foil (10). A detector (21) is connected to the waveguide for detecting the electrical energy incident on the detector. A control (18) for controlling the frequency of the oscillator and an indicator (19, 20) for indicating deviation of the frequency of the oscillator from the normal ice-free resonant frequency of the waveguide are provided. The control is adjusted while observing the detector to determine the shift in resonant frequency of the waveguide, which shift indicates the thickness of ice accretion on the air foil.