Towards an efficient numerical treatment of the transport problems in the resin transfer molding simulation

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 21-24, 2007, Pages 2300-2312

  Sanchez F ^a   Garcia J A ^b   Gascon Ll ^b   Chinesta, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Composite forming processes; Fixed mesh simulation; Flux limiters; Liquid injection molding; Transport problems

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INJECTION MOLDING; MESH GENERATION; PLASTICS FORMING; VOLUME FRACTION;

ADVECTION EQUATION; COMPOSITE FORMING PROCESS; FLUX LIMITERS; LIQUID COMPOSITES MOLDING; LIQUID INJECTION MOLDING;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

ADVECTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INJECTION MOLDING; MESH GENERATION; PLASTICS FORMING; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 33947640592     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2006.07.018     Document Type: Article

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