A model for unsaturated flow in woven fiber preforms during mold filling in resin transfer molding

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 32, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 1753-1783

  Pillai, K M ^a   Advani, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow modeling; Flow through porous media; Permeability; Resin transfer molding; RTM; Unsaturated flow; Woven fiber mats

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PLASTIC FLOW; PLASTICS MOLDING; POROUS MATERIALS;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM); SINK MODELS; TWO-LAYER MODELS; UNSATURATED FLOW;

TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 0031624057     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839803201902     Document Type: Article

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