In situ measurement and monitoring of whole-field permeability profile of fiber preform for liquid composite molding processes

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 779-789

  Ding, Li ^a   Shih, Chiang ^a   Liang, Zhiyong ^a   Zhang, Chuck ^a   Wang, Ben ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Preform; B. Porosity; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM); Pressure measurement

Indexed keywords

AIR PERMEABILITY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; POROSITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING (LCM);

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 0042132028     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(03)00121-0     Document Type: Article

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