Investigations into various methods of liquid injection to achieve mouldings with minimum void contents and full wet out

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 533-539

  Abraham, D ^a,b   McIlhagger, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Dowty Aerospace Propellers   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Liquid injection; Peripheral gating; Positive pressure vacuum pressure; Radial gating; Void content

Indexed keywords

GATING AND FEEDING; GLASS FIBERS; IMPREGNATION; PLASTIC MOLDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STIFFNESS; TRANSFER MOLDING; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; VOLUME FRACTION;

LIQUID INJECTION; POSITIVE PRESSURE VACUUM PRESSURE; VOID CONTENTS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 0031651302     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(97)00124-3     Document Type: Article

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