A study of direct cure kinetics characterization during liquid composite molding

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 37, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 925-933

  Hsiao, Kuang Ting ^a   Little, Rex ^a   Restrepo, Omar ^a   Minaie, Bob ^b  

^a University of South Alabama   (United States)

^b Wichita State University   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Cure behaviour; C. Numerical analysis; D. Process monitoring; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM); E. Thermosetting resin

Indexed keywords

CURING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERMS; MOLDING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS; STABILITY; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOSETS;

CURE BEHAVIOUR; CURE KINETICS CHARACTERIZATION; EXOTHERMIC PROCESS; NON-ISOTHERMAL CURE SIMULATION; PROCESS MONITORING; RESIN IMPREGNATES; VACUUM ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (VARTM);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33645076047     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.01.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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