Markov chain modelling of pitting corrosion in underground pipelines

Corrosion Science

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2197-2207

  Caleyo, F ^a   Velazquez J C ^a   Valor, A ^b   Hallen, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

A: Steel; B: Modelling studies; C: Pitting corrosion

Indexed keywords

A: STEEL; B: MODELLING STUDIES; C: PITTING CORROSION; CLOSED FORM SOLUTIONS; CONTINUOUS TIME; FORWARD EQUATIONS; IN-LINE INSPECTIONS; KOLMOGOROV; LINEAR GROWTH; MARKOV CHAIN; MEAN VALUES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PIT DEPTHS; PITTING CORROSION; RATE DISTRIBUTIONS; SIMULATED DISTRIBUTION; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TRANSITION PROBABILITIES; UNDERGROUND PIPELINE;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; INSPECTION; MARKOV PROCESSES; PIPELINES; SOILS; STEEL; STOCHASTIC MODELS; WATER PIPELINES;

PITTING;

EID: 67651023246     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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