Full scale testing of modern snowplow blades can be a difficult and often unrepeatable proposition depending on the weather and where your test track is located.  In this episode Alex Klein-Paste of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) set about to design  scale model testing of a particular snowplow blade design in a laboratory setting.  Alex demonstrated that these tests closely mirror their full scale counterparts and set the stage for rapid development and testing of various designs.  This work was presented at the 2024 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

Check out this video of the model snow plow clearing snow at this link
https://youtu.be/KDTDGT96-j0?si=gcwmTeQbjWs_dN4t

You can reach out directly to Alex by email at alex.klein-paste@ntnu.no and view the high speed videography of the plow blade tests at link here.

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