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Only the interface is allowed to melt, with the rest of the ice sliding on the melt lubrication layer due to aerodynamic forces. To study pulse deicing, we develop a transient thermal-hydrodynamic numerical model that accounts for multiple phases and materials, specific and latent heating effects, melt layer hydrodynamics, as well as boundary layer effects. To identify optimal de-icing strategies, we use our model to study the effects of heater thickness (50 µm < t_h < 1 mm), substrate electrical insulation thickness (10 µm < t_i < 1 mm), pulse duration (0.2 s < ∆t_pulse < 4.2 s), and pulse energy (5 KJ < E < 650 KJ). Optimum operating points are identified for large (~100 m, Boeing 747), mid-size (~10 m, Embraer E175) and small (~1 m Cessna 172) aircraft. 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Only the interface is allowed to melt, with the rest of the ice sliding on the melt lubrication layer due to aerodynamic forces. To study pulse deicing, we develop a transient thermal-hydrodynamic numerical model that accounts for multiple phases and materials, specific and latent heating effects, melt layer hydrodynamics, as well as boundary layer effects. To identify optimal de-icing strategies, we use our model to study the effects of heater thickness (50 µm &lt; t_h &lt; 1 mm), substrate electrical insulation thickness (10 µm &lt; t_i &lt; 1 mm), pulse duration (0.2 s &lt; ∆t_pulse &lt; 4.2 s), and pulse energy (5 KJ &lt; E &lt; 650 KJ). Optimum operating points are identified for large (~100 m, Boeing 747), mid-size (~10 m, Embraer E175) and small (~1 m Cessna 172) aircraft. 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