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Model ID: 979

Electrochemical Polishing

This example illustrates the principle of electrochemical polishing. The simplified 2D model geometry consists of two electrodes and an intermediate electrolyte domain The positive electrode has a protrusion, representing a surface defect. The purpose of the model is to examine how this protrusion and the surrounding electrode material are depleted over a period of time.

A close-up of a surface plot showing the potential distribution and electrode depletion after 10 s.

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