A numerical approach to the modeling of polymer curing in fibre-reinforced composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1003-1013

  Joshi, S C ^a   Liu, X L ^b   Lam, Y C ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Fishermens Bend ^*  (Australia)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Curing; C. Computational simulation; C. Finite element analysis; Nodal control volume

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; REACTION KINETICS;

NODAL CONTROL VOLUME; RESIN CURE KINETICS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032854565     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00138-9     Document Type: Article

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