Iterative algorithms for impressed cathodic protection systems

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)751-768
Journal / PublicationInternational Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Volume49
Issue number6
Online published7 Sept 2000
Publication statusPublished - 30 Oct 2000

Abstract

A non-linear cathodic protection problem arising from corrosion engineering is considered. The objective is to present some iterative methods and study the convergence. We show both numerically and theoretically that the Newton-Raphson iteration is monotonically lower-convergent and a proposed combined iteration is alternative-convergent. In the combined case, the exact solution locates between two subsequent iterative solutions. Boundary element methods are employed for the numerical calculation. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.

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  • Boundary element method, Cathodic protection, Corrosion, Iterative method