Vent location optimization using map-based exhaustive search in liquid composite molding processes

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 523-548

  Gokce, Ali ^a   Advani, Suresh G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber composites; Liquid composite molding (LCM); Map based exhaustive search; Mold design; Resin flow; Resin transfer molding (RTM); Vent optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLDING; OPTIMIZATION; RESINS; VENTS;

LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING (LCM); MOLD DESIGN; RESIN FLOW; VENT OPTIMIZATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 3142720310     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AMP-120038659     Document Type: Article

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