Who we are

Our Staff

AeroTex GmbH was established in 2018, in Vienna, Austria. The company is a consultancy focused on the issue of in-flight icing (with additional expertise on icing on other structures such as wind turbines). Despite being a relatively young company, it contains a significant amount of experience and expertise. AeroTex GmbH has full usage rights for the suite of analysis tools developed by AeroTex UK LLP, which have a demonstrated capability spanning many years. Our capability includes numerical analysis, icing wind tunnel test support, ice detection and protection systems and certification support.

Richard Moser, Managing Director, Aircraft Icing Expert

Richard has been involved in aircraft icing since 2001, working on a wide range of projects, including fundamental research (including Super-cooled Large Droplets, SLD), civil jet transport ice protection systems (including on the Boeing 787) and rotorcraft ice protection and test (including EH101, AH-64 and AC313). He has been heavily involved in both the development and application of several icing codes (2D and 3D), and has taken part in many icing wind tunnel test campaigns, acting as Trials Manager, in some of the worlds major icing test facilities. He has also participated in natural icing flight trials for the EH101 and AH-64 helicopters. Richard is recognised internationally within the aircraft icing world, having organised and chaired sessions for both AIAA and SAE conferences. He has been an independent aircraft icing consultant since 2007 and was a founding partner of AeroTex UK LLP. In 2018, Richard moved to Austria and founded AeroTex GmbH.

Wolfgang Breitfuß, Aircraft Icing Consultant, Icing Wind Tunnel Expert

Wolfgang has more than 9 years of experience in aircraft icing. He spent 6 years in the RTA Icing Wind Tunnel (IWT) as project manager for commercial, national and international R&D projects, and was responsible for the calibration of the IWT facility. His research activities focused on the further development of experimental SLD and snow simulation. He joined AeroTex in 2022 and now provides customer advice and support for numerical analysis and test activities. He is also a member of the SAE AC-9C Aircraft Icing Technology Committee and is recognised as an expert in the icing field.

Ariane Vieira, Aircraft Icing Engineer, CFD Expert

Ariane has over 10 years of experience in CFD simulations using 2D and 3D open-source codes. At the end of 2018, she moved to Austria to pursue her Ph.D. at the Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien). The subject of her research was LES simulations around complex bodies in shear stress flows. In 2023, she joined AeroTex as an Aircraft Icing Engineer, where her main role is in developing numerical simulation methods.

Publications

  • Breitfuß, W., Moser, R., Knöbl, F., Burger, J., Bown, N., “Experimental Icing Tunnel Testing of a Large-Scale Propeller”, AIAA Aviation Forum 2025, AIAA 2025-3298, https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-3298
  • Vieira, A., Moser, R., Gerstenbrand, M., Schweighart, S. et al, “Experimental and Numerical 3D Ice Accretion on Generic Test Model”, AIAA Aviation Forum 2025, AIAA 2025-3440, https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-3440
  • Breitfuß, W., Moser, R., Hassler, W., Ferschitz, H. et al., “Comparison of Numerical Simulations with Experimental Data for an Electrothermal Ice Protection System in Appendix O Conditions,” SAE Technical Paper 2023-01-1396, 2023, https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1396
  • Puffing, R., Neubauer, T., Moser, R., Hassler, W. et al., “Experimental Investigation of a CRM65 Wingtip Mockup under Appendix C and Appendix O Icing Conditions,” SAE Technical Paper 2023-01-1386, 2023, https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1386
  • Moser, R., Roberts, I., Plassnegger, B., Kuehnelt, H. et al., “Development and Demonstration of a Low Power Electrothermal Wing Ice Protection System for Regional Aircraft,” SAE Technical Paper 2023-01-1394, 2023, https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1394
  • Roberts, I., Gent, R., Hatch, C., and Moser, R., “Development of the Atmospheric Icing Patch (AIP) under the SENS4ICE Programme,” SAE Int. J. Adv. & Curr. Prac. in Mobility 6(3):1373-1379, 2024, https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-1488
  • Moser, R., Reinholz, B., Breitfuß, W., Diebald, S., Kollmann, P., Humpel, S., Puffing, R., Kozomara, D., Schweighart, S., Hassler, W., Neubauer, T., and Tramposch, A., “Generation of validation data for an electrothermal ice protection system,” AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum, June 2022
  • Lucke, J., Jurkat-Witschas, T., Heller, R., Hahn, V., Hamman, M., Breitfuss, W., Bora, V. R., Moser, M., and Voigt, C., “Icing wind tunnel measurements of supercooled large droplets using the 12 mm total water content cone of the nevzorov probe,” Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, vol. 15, Dec. 2022, pp. 7375–7394
  • Kozomara, D., Neubauer, T., Puffing, R., Bednar, I., and Breitfuss, W., “Experimental investigation on the effects of icing on multicopter UAS operation,” AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM, August 2021
  • Lang, B., Breitfuss, W., Schweighart, S., Breitegger, P., Pervier, H., Tramposch, A., Klug, A., Hassler, W., and Bergmann, A., “Photoacoustic hygrometer for icing wind tunnel water content measurement: Design, analysis, and Intercomparison,” Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, vol. 14, March 2021, pp. 2477–2500
  • Moser, R. and Roberts, I., “Numerical Optimisation of a Helicopter Engine Inlet Electrothermal Ice Protection System,” SAE Int. J. Adv. & Curr. Prac. in Mobility 2(1):265-271, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-2042
  • Palmer, R., Roberts, I., Moser, R., Hatch, C. et al., “Non-Spherical Particle Trajectory Modelling for Ice Crystal Conditions,” SAE Technical Paper 2019-01-1961, 2019, https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-1961
  • Breitfuß, W., Wannemacher, M., Knöbl, F., and Ferschitz, H., “Aerodynamic Comparison of Freezing Rain and Freezing Drizzle Conditions at the RTA Icing Wind Tunnel,” SAE Int. J. Adv. & Curr. Prac. in Mobility 2(1):245-255, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-2023
  • Ferschitz, H., Wannemacher, M., Bucek, O., Knöbel, F., Breitfuß, W., “Development of SLD Capabilities in the RTA Icing Wind Tunnel,” SAE Int. J. Aerosp. 10(1):12-21, 2017, https://doi.org/10.4271/2017-01-9001
  • Hatch, C., Gent, R., and Moser, R., “Initial Results from a Hybrid Electro-Thermal Electro-Mechanical Simulation Tool (HETEMS),” SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-2142, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2142
  • Moser, R. and Gent, R., “Analysis for the Design and Test of an Ice Protection System for a Scoop Intake,” SAE Technical Paper 2011-38-0055, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-38-0055
  • Hatch, C., Moser, R., Gent, R., and Hicks, P., “The Building Blocks for a Hybrid ElectroThermal-ElectroMechanical Simulation Tool,” SAE Technical Paper 2011-38-0035, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-38-0035
  • Strehlow, R. and Moser, R., “Capitalizing on the Increased Flexibility that Comes from High Power Density Electrothermal Deicing,” SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-3165, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-3165
  • Roger Gent, James Ford, Richard Moser and Dean Miller, “Results from SLD Mass Loss Tests in the ACT Luton Icing Research Wind Tunnel”, 41st Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 6-9 January 2003, Reno, Nevada, AIAA paper 2003-389, https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2003-389
  • Moser, R. and Gent, R., “Experience from Application of a 3D Ice Accretion Code,” SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-2133, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-2133
  • Gent, R., Ford, J., Moser, R., and Miller, D., “SLD Research in the UK,” SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-2128, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-2128
  • Gent, R., Moser, R., Cansdale, J., and Dart, N., “The Role of Analysis in the Development of Rotor Ice Protection Systems,” SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-2090, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-2090