Finite element analysis of convection problems in RTM using internal nodes

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 373-383

  Lin, Mark Y ^a   Kang, Moon K ^a   Thomas Hahn, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESINS;

ARTIFICIAL DIFFUSION; CONVECTION PROBLEMS; INTERNAL NODES; LAGRANGIAN INTERPRETATION; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 0033892452     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(99)00055-X     Document Type: Article

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