Mathematical model of cavitation during resin film infusion process

Composite Structures

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 197-203

  Sevostianov, I ^a   Verijenko, V E ^b   Von Klemperer, C J ^b  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; CAVITATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RESINS;

PORE FORMATION; RESIN FILM INFUSION (RFI) METHOD;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0033883204     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(99)00095-1     Document Type: Article

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