Finite Element Assisted Modelling of the Microscopic Impregnation Process in Thermoplastic Preforms

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-255

  Haffner, S M ^a   Friedrich, K ^a   Hogg, P J ^b   Busfield, J J C ^b  

^a INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composites; Fibre impregnation; Finite element simulation; Pultrusion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPREGNATION; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PULTRUSION; THERMOFORMING; THERMOPLASTICS;

MICROSCOPIC IMPREGNATION PROCESSES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032115669     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008850332291     Document Type: Article

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