Modeling of resin transfer molding of composite materials with oriented unidirectional plies

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 375-383

  Cairns, Douglas S ^a   Humbert, Dell R ^b   Mandell, John F ^a  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

^b Manufacturing Management Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Darcy's law; Resin transfer moulding (RTM)

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSFER MOLDING; VISCOUS FLOW;

DARCY'S LAW; ORIENTED DIRECTIONAL PLIES; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0032686745     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(98)00081-5     Document Type: Article

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