Modeling of power-law fluid flow through fiber beds

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 283-296

  Lundström, T Staffan ^a   Sundlöf, Henrik ^b   Holmberg, J Anders ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEREA SICOMP AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analysis; Composite; Fibers; Manufacturing; Non Newtonian; Permeability; Power law; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; ISOTHERMS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VOLUME FRACTION;

NON-NEWTONIAN; PERMEABILITY; POWER LAW;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 33644979086     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305055187     Document Type: Article

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