Automated manufacturing environment to address bulk permeability variations and race tracking in resin transfer molding by redirecting flow with auxiliary gates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1128-1141

  Lawrence, Jeffrey M ^a   Fried, Peter ^a   Advani, Suresh G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

C. Finite element analysis (FEA); D. Process monitoring; E. Automation; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM); Flow control

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW CONTROL; IMPREGNATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROCESS CONTROL; SENSORS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING (LCM) PROCESSES; POLYMERIC COMPOSITES; PROCESS MONITORING; RACE TRACKING;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 18844436733     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.01.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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