Infusion design methodology for thick-section, low-permeability preforms using inter-laminar flow media

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 525-534

  Heider, Dirk ^a,b   Simacek, Pavel ^a   Dominauskas, Aurimas ^a   Deffor, Hope ^a   Advani, Suresh ^a,b   Gillespie Jr , John W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

C. Finite element analysis (FEA); E. Resin flow

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; OPTIMIZATION; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

INTER LAMINAR FLOW MEDIA; LAMINATE THICKNESSES; RESIN FLOW; VACUUM ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (VARTM);

LAMINAR FLOW;

EID: 33751521692     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.02.016     Document Type: Article

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