Finite element simulation on thermoforming acrylic sheets using dynamic explicit method

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 307-328

  Dong, Y ^a   Lin, R J T ^a   Bhattacharyya, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ADAPTIVE MESH REFINEMENT SCHEME; CRITICAL MATERIAL PARAMETERS; FORMING PROCESS; THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION;

THERMOFORMING;

EID: 33646384968     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096739110601400310     Document Type: Article

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