  We investigate the impact of galactic mass loss triggered by ram-pressure
stripping of cluster galaxies on the evolution of the intra-cluster medium
(ICM). We use combined N-body and hydrodynamic simulations together with a
phenomenological galaxy formation model and a prescription of the effect of
ram-pressure stripping on the galaxies. We analyze the effect of galaxy -- ICM
interaction for different model clusters with different masses and different
merger histories. Our simulations show that ram-pressure stripping can account
for ~ 10% of the overall observed level of enrichment in the ICM within a
radius of 1.3 Mpc. The efficiency of metal ejection of cluster galaxies depends
at the first few Gyr of the simulation mainly on the cluster mass and is
significantly increased during major merger events. Additionally we show that
ram-pressure stripping is most efficient in the center of the galaxy cluster
and the level of enrichment drops quite fast at larger radii. We present
emission weighted metallicity maps of the ICM which can be compared with X-ray
observations. The resulting distribution of metals in the ICM shows a complex
pattern with stripes and plumes of metal rich material. The metallicity maps
can be used to trace the present and past interactions between the ICM and
cluster galaxies.
