Stereolithography cure modelling and simulation

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 255-272

  Tang, Yanyan ^a   Henderson, Cliff ^a   Muzzy, John ^a   Rosen, David W ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive manufacturing; Photopolymerisation; Simulation; Stereolithography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURING; DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; RESINS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; REACTION RATES; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY;

LITHOGRAPHY;

EID: 3242787188     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2004.004941     Document Type: Conference Paper

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