Simulation of compression resin transfer molding with displacement control

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 17, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 1525-1556

  Pham, Xuan Tan ^a   Trochu, François ^a   Gauvin, Raymond ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consolidation; CRTM; Filling algorithm; Finite elements

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; COMPRESSION MOLDING; CONSOLIDATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICS MOLDING; POROUS MATERIALS;

COMPRESSION RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (CRTM); DARCY'S LAW; TOTAL MASS CONSERVATION EQUATION;

TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 0031641813     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073168449801701704     Document Type: Article

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