Experimental Investigation of Design Rules for Resin Gating and Venting Using the Vacuum Injection Technique

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 455-464

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Dowty Aerospace Propellers   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPREGNATION; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

RECTILINEAR GATING; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM); VACUUM INJECTION METHOD;

TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 0032315066     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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