Numerical study of the local permeability of noncrimp fabrics

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 929-947

  Nordlund, Markus ^a   Lundström, T Staffan ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Composites; Noncrimp fabrics; Permeability; Processing; Stitching; Unit cell

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; IMPREGNATION; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION; THERMOSETS; VECTORS;

HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPOSITE MATERIALS; NONCRIMP STITCHED FABRICS (NCF); REINFORCING MATERIALS; UNIT CELL;

FABRICS;

FABRIC; IMPREGNATION; OPTIMIZATION; PERMEABILITY; PRODUCTION; SEWING; SIMULATION; THERMOSETS;

EID: 18844404097     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305048734     Document Type: Article

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