Numerical simulation of injection/compression liquid composite molding. Part 2: Preform compression

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 207-220

  Pillai, K M ^a   Tucker, C L ^a   Phelan, F R ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b Polymers Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPRESSION MOLDING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELASTICITY; INJECTION MOLDING; ITERATIVE METHODS; PREFORMING;

LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDINGS; NONLINEAR ELASTICITY; PREFORM COMPRESSIONS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0035253888     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00137-8     Document Type: Article

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