Three-dimensional process cycle simulation of composite parts manufactured by resin transfer molding

Composite Structures

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 381-390

  Shojaei, Akbar ^a   Ghaffarian, S R ^b   Karimian, S M H ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Curing stage; Degree of cure; Filling stage; Polymer matrix composites; Process cycle; Resin transfer molding (RTM); Temperature distribution; Three dimensional simulation

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CONTROL VOLUME; PROCESS CYCLE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURING; FABRICATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 3042646694     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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