Fluid mechanics analysis of a two-dimensional pultrusion die inlet

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1611-1622

  Sharma, D ^a   McCarty, T A ^a   Roux, J A ^a   Vaughan, J G ^a  

^a The University of Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID MECHANICS; GALERKIN METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICS FORMING DIES; PULTRUSION; VISCOUS FLOW;

DARCY'S LAW; PRESSURE RISE; PULTRUSION DIE SYSTEM;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032182445     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.10331     Document Type: Article

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