Erosion-Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Characteristics of Hydraulic and Marine Structures
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 5637
Special Issue Editors
Interests: stress corrosion; erosion
Interests: ocean engineering; fatigue failure; safety assessment; dynamic response
Interests: structure stability; corrosion and erosion; multiphysics coupling numerical simulation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The environment in which hydraulic and marine structures (such as gate, pipe, ship, platform, etc.) are located is a typical fluid–solid coupling system. Under the action of water flow, hydraulic metal structures and marine structures are inevitably subjected to vibration and fatigue loads. Under the action of fluid–structure interaction, the mechanical properties of materials are degraded, which has adverse effects on the structures’ integrity. On the one hand, in areas with rapid flow transitions (such as pipe reduction, structural corners, etc.), cavitation might cause pitting damage, destroying the structural integrity. At the same time, the water flow and the mixed solid impurities will cause erosion and wear to the structure, and the durability of key parts will be reduced. On the other hand, in a corrosive fluid environment, electrochemical corrosion is inevitable, which could induce the degradation of structures. Furthermore, the synergy of mechanical stress and corrosion (including but not limited to stress corrosion, erosion–corrosion, tribo-corrosion, and corrosion fatigue) could lead to premature failure of hydraulic and marine structures. As a result, exploring the dynamic response under the action of fluids, and detecting the material damage characteristics of structures under the coupling of multiple loads (hydrodynamics, corrosion, wear, etc.) is significant for providing guidance and support for strength assessment and remaining life prediction of hydraulic metal structures and marine structures.
Prof. Dr. Xingguo Feng
Dr. Haisheng Zhao
Dr. Huakun Wang
Dr. Yesen Zhu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydraulic structures
- marine structures
- friction and wear
- cavitation and erosion
- corrosion and tribo-corrosion
- damage monitoring
- structural safety evaluation and prediction
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