Characterization of dual-scale fiber mats for unsaturated flow in liquid composite molding

Polymer Composites

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 756-769

  Roy, Tonmoy ^a   Pillai, Krishna M ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING; PORE VOLUME RATIO; UNSATURATED FLOW;

MOLDING; PRESSURE DROP; SINGLE CRYSTALS; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33645156890     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20117     Document Type: Article

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