Accession Number:

AD0726205

Title:

On the Selection of Modeling Materials to Scale Long Term Erosion Behavior of Prototype Systems

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

CATHOLIC UNIV OF AMERICA WASHINGTON DC INST OF OCEAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Thiruvengadam, A.

Report Date:

1971-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

39.0

Abstract:

Attepts are now being made to develop modeling techniques to scale the intensity of erosion in the laboratory. The paper deals with the quantitative aspects of the selection of modeling materials. The major problem is the relationship between the rate of erosion and the exposure time. The erosion rate-exposure time relationships for a spectrum of materials are correlated with a recently developed theory of erosion. This approach shows how one could relate model-prototype materials quantitatively. Practical feasibility and limitations are also discussed. Author

Descriptors:

• *HYDRODYNAMICS
• MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
• ALUMINUM ALLOYS
• COPPER ALLOYS
• STAINLESS STEEL
• STEEL
• BRONZE
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
• NICKEL
• NICKEL ALLOYS
• CAVITATION
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• EROSION

Subject Categories:

• Properties of Metals and Alloys

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE