A systematic approach to preliminary polymer process development: Modeling and design

Materials and Design

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 235-244

  Chen, Li ^a   Ku, Kuang ^a   Ramani, Karthik ^a   Rao, S S ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuzzy uncertainty; Modeling and design; Polymer process; Preliminary engineering

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; PLASTICS MOLDING;

FUZZY REASONING SYSTEMS;

COMPRESSION MOLDING;

EID: 0030352728     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0261-3069(97)00010-1     Document Type: Article

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