Distribution of Electrochemical Reaction Components in Crevice Corrosion Cell
Eugeniusz Kurgan, Marek Solek
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Abstract
In this paper numerical model of the crevice corrosion is developed. The model considers electrochemical reactions for the iron on the metal electrolyte boundary and chemical reactions which take place in the crevice electrolyte. Mass transfer of ionic species is describes ny Nerst-Plank equation and is solved with the finite element method in two dimensions. On the problem boundary adequate boundary conditions are defined. Distribution of all chemical speciaes, potential and current density in the crevice and on the crevice wall are computed. In mass balance for particular chemical species the speed of the chemical reactions is taken into account. At the end some illustrative example is given.