Governing equations for unsaturated flow through woven fiber mats. Part 2. Non-isothermal reactive flows

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 403-415

  Pillai, Krishna M ^a   Munagavalasa, Murthy S ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b S C Johnson & Son Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

C. Analytical modelling; C. Computational modelling; E. Resin flow; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM); Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT CONVECTION; IMPREGNATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; RESIN FLOW; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM);

FIBERS;

EID: 1242276392     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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