Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Title:

Evaluation of a Fixed Anti-icing Spray Technology (FAST) System

Abstract:

This paper desribes the development of Fixed Anit-Icing Spray Techonology (FAST) systems to apply less corrosive liquid chemical freezing-point depressants on portions of the Brooklyn Bridge. During the first phase of the project, several operational parameters were investigated, including spray pattern, spray angle and spray pressure. Phase ll of this project describes the proposed extension of the FAST system and integtation of a RWIS.

Source(s):

81st Transportation Research Board (TRB)Annual Meeting; New York City DOT, Division of Bridges

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/Weather/best_practices/NYCDOTanti-icingSys.pdf

Date: 2002

Author:

Ward

Keywords:

Anti-icing/deicing chemicals
Road Weather Information System (RWIS)
Winter maintenance
Mobility

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