MATH-PHNov 29, 2012
A Mathematical model of copper corrosionFabrizio Clarelli, Barbara De Filippo, Roberto Natalini
A new partial differential model for monitoring and detecting copper corrosion products (mainly brochantite and cuprite) is proposed to provide predictive tools suitable for describing the evolution of damage induced on bronze specimens by sulfur dioxide (SO_2) pollution. This model is characterized by the movement of a double free boundary. Numerical simulations show a nice agreement with experimental result.