Numerical analysis of cure temperature and internal stresses in thin and thick RTM parts

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 806-826

  Ruiz, Edu ^a,b   Trochu, François ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Station 'Centre ville'   (Canada)

Author keywords

B. Cure behaviour; B. Residual internal stress; B. Thermomechanical; C. Numerical analysis; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM)

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CURING; DEFORMATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERIZATION; PYROLYSIS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; RHEOLOGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; THERMOSETS;

CURE BEHAVIOR; CURE TEMPERATURE; MOLD SURFACES; THERMAL OPTIMIZATION;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 15344342597     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.10.021     Document Type: Article

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