Fabric structure and mold curvature effects on preform permeability and mold filling in the RTM process. Part II. Predictions and comparisons with experiments

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 439-458

  Bickerton, S ^a   Sozer, E M ^a   Simacek P ^a   Advani, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PREFORMING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FABRIC STRUCTURE; FLOW RATE; INJECTION PRESSURE; MOLD CURVATURE EFFECT; PREFORM PERMEABILITY;

TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 0033894846     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(99)00088-3     Document Type: Article

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