Effect of fluid hydrodynamics on flow-assisted corrosion of aluminum alloy in ethylene glycol-water solution studied by a microelectrode technique

Corrosion Science

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2330-2335

  Xu, L Y ^a   Cheng, Y F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Aluminum alloy; B. EIS; B. Polarization; C. Flow assisted corrosion

Indexed keywords

A. ALUMINUM ALLOY; ACTIVE STATE; AL ALLOYS; ANODIC DISSOLUTION; B. EIS; B. POLARIZATION; C. FLOW-ASSISTED CORROSION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; FLUID FLOW; FLUID FLOW VELOCITY; IMPINGEMENT JET; MICROELECTRODE TECHNIQUE; ON FLOW; SAMPLE HOLDERS; STABLE STATE;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROELECTRODES; POLARIZATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SURFACE DEFECTS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 69449091819     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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