Curing of composites by radiation and natural convection in an autoclave

AIChE Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3149-3159

  Salagnac, P ^a   Dutournie P ^a   Glouannec, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Autoclave; Composite material; Curing; Experiment; Thermal modeling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NATURAL CONVECTION; RADIATION;

HEAT EXCHANGES; TEMPERATURE CYCLES; THERMAL CONSTRAINTS;

AUTOCLAVES;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; COMPOSITE; CURING;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUTOCLAVE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DENSITY; GEOMETRY; HEAT EXCHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RADIATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 10844281903     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10224     Document Type: Article

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