Elhajare, MustafaPope, KevinDuan, Xili2018-11-082018-11-08May-18978-1-77355-023-7http://hdl.handle.net/10315/35353http://dx.doi.org/10.25071/10315/35353Paper presented at 2018 Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers International Congress, 27-30 May 2018.In this paper, ice accretion on a wind turbine blade with a NACA 63415 airfoil is investigated with experimental techniques. Several different angles of attack, from 0° to 90°, and wind velocities, 3 m/s, 4 m/s and 5 m/s are studied. Tests are conducted in a climatic wind chamber with a fan and two spray nozzles. The largest quantity of ice accumulation on the blade was 7.2 kg, at an angle of attack of 90°. The results of this paper provide valuable new experimental data for ice accretion on wind turbine blades.enThe copyright for the paper content remains with the authorWind turbinesIce accretionWind tunnelAdvanced Energy SystemsFluid MechanicsHeat TransferArticle