Flow-assisted corrosion can take many forms: (1) mass transport controlled corrosion, (2) phase transport controlled corrosion, (3) erosion cofiosion, and (4) cavitation. Flow-assisted corrosion is dependent on a number of factors such as alloy composition, water chemistry, pH, biofouling, microbiologically influenced corrosion, pitting and crevice corrosion, water pollution and contamination, alloy surface films, geometry and surface roughness, galvanic interaction, fluid velocity
and mode, oxygen content, heat transfer rate, and temperature. Several case studies will be reviewed and examined in terms of the contributing factors to flow-assisted corrosion in naval based systems.
Keywords: Flow-induced corrosion, flow-influenced corrosion, flow-assisted corrosion, flowaccelerated corrosion, cavitation, erosion corrosion, boiler corrosion, carbon steel, copper nickel, copper alloys