Simulations of fibre orientation in dilute suspensions with front moving in the filling process of a rectangular channel using level-set method

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-447

  Dou, Hua Shu ^a   Khoo, Boo Cheong ^a   Phan Thien, Nhan ^a   Yeo, Khoon Seng ^a   Zheng, Rong ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Moldflow Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dilute suspension; Fibre orientation; Front moving flow; Level set method; Mold filling; Projection

Indexed keywords

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 33847144996     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-006-0134-y     Document Type: Article

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