What does TKS fluid stand for?
Tecalemit-Kilfrost-Sheepbridge Stokes
If you’re wondering, TKS stands for Tecalemit-Kilfrost-Sheepbridge Stokes, the three companies that invented the process in 1942. Today, TKS is owned by CAV Ice Protection, based in England.
What is TKS fluid made of?
TKS fluid is a mixture of ethylene glycol, isopropyl alcohol and pure water.
What is TKS anti ice fluid?
TKS systems use a TKS ethylene glycol-based liquid to coat surfaces and prevent ice build-up. TKS fluid mixes with the ice accretion, depresses its freezing point, and allows the mixture to flow off the aircraft without freezing. Because no runback icing occurs, TKS fluid provides total airframe ice protection.
What is Cirrus TKS?
FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ICING – FIKI The TKS® flight into known icing (FIKI) system extends the capabilities of your Cirrus by merging safety and convenience, and enabling you to realize the full utility of your Cirrus – freeing up more altitudes, more routes, and affording you a more reliable schedule.
What does TKS fluid weigh?
TKS fluid weighs about 9.125 pounds per gallon.
How does a TKS work?
How it works. TKS® guards the surface of your aircraft from freezing by evenly dispersing a freezing point depressant solution across the aircraft frame, preventing the accretion of ice.
How much does a TKS system cost?
That system is not approved for flight in icing conditions. The price of an approved TKS system on a 210 is $35,000.
Is TKS fluid corrosive?
The fluid used in the TKS system is non-corrosive.
Is TKS fluid flammable?
As expected, TKS anti-icing fluid is flammable under the correct conditions. The fluid will burn if heated in a pan to approximately 250°F and subjected to an ignition source, but burns relatively cool.
How do you clean TKS fluid?
For the best way to clean extremely dirty panels, turn the system on and, while the fluid is coming out of the panel, lightly scrub with the green scouring pad following the grain that is on the panel. The pad will pull the bug/dirt debris from the holes in the panel and the fluid will help push them out.
At what condition is carburetor icing worst?
Carburetor icing most often occurs when the outside air temperature is below 70 degrees F (21 degrees C) and the relative humidity is above 80 percent. Unfortunately, the warm air temperature often causes pilots of aircraft to overlook the possibility of carb icing.
What is weeping wing?
Fluid deicing Sometimes called a weeping wing, running wet, or evaporative system, these systems use a deicing fluid—typically based on ethylene glycol or isopropyl alcohol to prevent ice forming and to break up accumulated ice on critical surfaces of an aircraft.
Why choose TKS ® fluid?
Work with our design engineers to optimise drag reduction on your commercial aircraft and significantly reduce fuel costs and CO2 emissions. Restock your TKS ® fluid supply and fly through winter. TKS 406B is the preferred ice protection fluid for general aviation.
What is TKS® anti-icing?
The system is designed to be anti-icing but is also capable of de-icing, as TKS® fluid chemically breaks the bond between ice and frame, allowing the system to shed any accumulated ice and prevent any ice build-up thereafter.
What is the freezing point of TKS?
1 Using TKS® fluid, the system depresses the freezing point of moisture encountered in flight to at least the ambient temperature or down to -76°F (-60°C).
Is TKS anti-icing fluid flammable?
As expected, TKS anti-icing fluid is flammable under the correct conditions. The flash point was found to be approximately 150°F, but the fluid appears to have a very low energy release when reacting. The fluid will burn if heated in a pan to approximately 250°F and subjected to an ignition source, but burns relatively cool.