Abstract:
The present disclosure relates generally to anti-soiling compositions, methods of applying anti-soiling compositions, and equipment for applying anti-soiling compositions. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a method of forming a durable coating on a glass substrate, comprising: (1) applying a coating composition to a glass substrate, the applied coating composition having a thickness of greater than 4 microns; the coating composition consisting essentially of about 0.25% to about 10% by weight of non-oxidizing nanoparticles, an acid, and water; (2) allowing the coating composition to remain on the glass substrate for at least an amount of time sufficient to permit at least some of the nanoparticles to bond to the glass substrate; (3) reducing the thickness of the coating composition to about 0.25 to 4 microns, and (4) evaporating at least some of the water to form the durable coating.
Abstract:
Reactive compositions for making a polyurethane-based rain-erosion protective coating for rotor blades, the reactive composition comprising an isocyanate-reactive component and an isocyanatefunctional component and wherein the isocyanate-reactive component comprises a first component i) being a short chain hydroxyl-functional compound having two terminal (alpha-omega)hydroxyl groups, a molecular weight of less than 250 g/mole and containing at least 2 carbon atoms and a second component ii) comprising a high molecular weight hydroxyl-functional compound having two terminal (alpha-omega) hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight of at least 250 g/mol and comprising one or more units selected from oxyalkylene units and polyoxyalkylene units and wherein the isocyanate¬ functional component is an isocyanate prepolymer of the general formula NCO-Z- NCO, wherein Z is a linking group comprising at least two urethane (-NH-CO-O-) units and additionally one or more units selected from alkylenes, oxyalkylenes, polyoxyalkylenes, alkylene esters, oxyalkylene esters, polyoxyalkylene esters and combinations thereof.