Mesolevel analysis of the transition region formation and evolution during the liquid composite molding process

Computers and Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 17-19, 2004, Pages 1333-1347

  Dimitrovová, Zuzana ^a   Advani, Suresh G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brinkman's formulation; Darcy's law; Free boundary flows; Liquid composite molding; Mesolevel analysis; Tow infiltration delay and advance; Wicking flows

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; THERMOSETS; VISCOSITY; WETTING;

BRINKMAN'S FORMULATIONS; DARCY'S LAW; FREE BOUNDARY FLOWS; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING (LCM); MESOLEVEL ANALYSIS; TOW INFILTRATION DELAY AND ADVANCE; WICKING FLOWS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 3042821732     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.03.029     Document Type: Article

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