Numerical model of relaxation during vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM)

Polymer Composites

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 628-635

  Walsh, Shawn M ^a   Freese, Colin E ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ABCEF Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL PRESSURE; INFUSION PHASE; MOLD PROCESS; NUMERICAL TOOL;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 30544444833     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20135     Document Type: Article

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