Current Status and Prospect of Aircraft Ice Protection Systems
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Lee, Jae-Won
(Korea Aerospace Industries, LTD.)
Cho, Min-Young (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University) Kim, Yong-Hwan (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University) Yee, Kwanjung (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University) Myong, Rho-Shin (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University) |
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