Moisture absorption properties of unidirectional glass/polymer composites used in composite (non-ceramic) insulators

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1049-1063

  Kumosa, L ^a   Benedikt, B ^a   Armentrout, D ^a   Kumosa, M ^a  

^a University of Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

A. glasses; A. Polymer

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ESTERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE;

MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MOISTURE DIFFUSION; ORTHOTROPY; VINYL ESTER RESINS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 2942612446     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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