Numerical analysis of flow and fiber orientation in slit channel flow of short fiber-polymer melt mixture

JSME International Journal. Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1061-1067

  Kato, Kazunori ^a   Zhang, Youxin ^a   Otake, Naoto ^a  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Composite Material; Fiber Mold Wall Interaction; Injection Molding; Short Fiber Polymer Mixture; Slit Channel Flow; Three Dimensional Fiber Orientation Distribution; Viscous Flow

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; INJECTION MOLDING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MELTING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; VISCOUS FLOW; VOLUME FRACTION; WALL FLOW;

FIBER-MOLD WALL INTERACTIONS; SHORT FIBER-POLYMER MELT MIXTURES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FIBER ORIENTATION DISTRIBUTIONS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

FIBER; INJECTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOULDING MACHINE; POLYMER; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 0033495326     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.42.1061     Document Type: Article

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