Continuous monitoring of three-dimensional resin flow through a fibre preform

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 34, Issue 6 SPEC., 2003, Pages 475-480

  Stoven T ^a   Weyrauch, F ^a   Mitschang, P ^a   Neitzel, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

D. Ultrasonics; E. Resin; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM); Permeability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPREGNATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE DROP; RESINS; TEXTILE FIBERS; ULTRASONICS;

RESIN FLOW;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 0038697537     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(03)00059-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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