Characterization and modeling of race-tracking in liquidcomposite molding processes

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 2215-2229

  Bickerton, Simon ^a   Advani, Suresh G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMPREGNATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC MOLDS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE; RESINS; VOLUME FRACTION;

AIR CHANNELS; DARCY LAW; INJECTION PRESSURE; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING; NUMERICAL MOLD FILLING SIMULATIONS; PLANAR RECTANGULAR MOLD CAVITY; POROUS PREFORM; RACE TRACKING;

PLASTICS MOLDING;

COMPOSITE; IMPREGNATING; MODEL; MOLDING;

EID: 0033399951     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-3538(99)00077-9     Document Type: Article

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