Models for the anaerobic phases of marine immersion corrosion

Corrosion Science

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1791-1811

  Melchers, Robert E ^a   Wells, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Immersion; Mathematical model; Nutrients; Seawater; Steel; Sulphate reducing bacteria; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM; SEAWATER; SEAWATER CORROSION; TEMPERATURE;

IMMERSION; NUTRIENTS; QUASI-STEADY-STATE CORROSION; SULPHATE-REDUCING BACTERIA;

CARBON STEEL;

BACTERIA; CARBON STEEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM; SEAWATER; SEAWATER CORROSION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33744790872     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2005.05.039     Document Type: Article

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