o:8448 Physics-based simple analytical model of water flow through micro-porous filter en In this paper, we studied governing wear mechanisms related to copper and copper-based alloys and composites considering their application for water filters. We reviewed the most important wear mechanisms of copper and its alloys including adhesion, abrasion, fatigue, erosion, cavitation with examples of copper application in tribological systems. Erosion corrosion has significant role in tribological behaviour of copper-based materials and their contacts in a fluid medium. We provided mathematical explanation of processes that occur during fluid flow through porous structures, including Darcy’s law and Brinkman’s equation. We developed the initial finite element (FE) model of water flow through porous medium to determine zones with increased possibility of wear occurrence. Computational model indicated that higher loads are present on the inflow side of the porous structure, thus the higher values of wear could be expected in that zone. copper, water filter, wear mechanism, analytical model, FE model 1552100 978-86-6335-128-8 1552099 10.24874/st.25.176 2025-11-10T10:37:35.321Z 44 no 46 Nikola Kotorčević University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, Kragujevac, Serbia Fatima Živić University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, Kragujevac, Serbia person Strahinja Milenković University of Kragujevac, Institute for information technologies, Kragujevac, Serbia person Nenad Grujović University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, Kragujevac, Serbia person Nikola Milivojević Jaroslav Cerni Water Institute, Belgrade, Serbia person 0000-0001-5330-1219 application/pdf 3574992 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:8448 no yes 17 70 92000004 71A04 Proceedings - 19th International Conference on Tribology - SERBIATRIB '25, 14 – 16 May 2025, Kragujevac, Serbia 77 83 Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia 2025