Composite manufacturing: Simulation of 3-D resin transfer molding

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 1716-1742

  Tan, Cheng P ^a   Springer, George S ^a  

^a 496 Lomita Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; RESINS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM); SOFTWARE PACKAGE SUPERTM;

TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 0033365244     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839903301804     Document Type: Article

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