Batch Chemical Process Quality Control Applied to Curing of Composite Materials

AIChE Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2535-2545

  Thomas, Matthew M ^a,b   Joseph, Babu ^a   Kardos, John L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

BATCH CHEMICAL PROCESS; END PRODUCT QUALITY;

CURING;

EID: 0031259381     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690431015     Document Type: Article

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