Zeus Numerix, Mumbai and the Office of Continuing Education & Quality Improvement Programs, IIT Bombay are jointly organizing a 3 day short term course on "Computational Methods in Electrochemical Corrosion" at Dept of Aerospace Engg, IITB, Powai, Mumbai.

Electrochemical corrosion is a well known problem that needs no introduction. All sea vessels, pipelines, offshore structures etc. suffer from this problem. A lot of effort, both by Academic institutes as well as by industry is going on to control this problem. Advances in computational electromagnetics have lead to several organizations working on tools to numerically model corrosion process. This has resulted in development of software packages that can optimize the design of cathodic protection systems. It is therefore necessary for all people working in the area of corrosion protection systems to get up-to-date knowledge of computer modeling of this complex phenomenon.

The primary aim of this course is to provide an exposure to numerical modeling of electrochemical corrosion process with a hands on experience on solving simple models using the CorrosionExpert tool. The aim is also to introduce to the industry, the expertise and tools developed in IIT Bombay. In the whole process, the IIT Bombay team also hopes to learn from the participants the kind of problems they face, which could in turn lead to supplementing the features supported in their CorrosionExpert tool, and initiating sustained collaboration with the Industries and R&D organizations.