On the effective permeability of square arrays of permeable fiber tows

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-92

  Papathanasiou, T D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Permeability; Porous media; Resin transfer molding; Stokes flow

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

PERMEABILITY RATIO; PERMEABLE FIBER TOWS; SQUARE ARRAYS; STOKES FLOW;

TRANSFER MOLDING;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHODS; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIA-FLOW THOUGH; STOKES FLOW;

EID: 0031081030     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9322(96)00057-2     Document Type: Article

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