Modelling of hydro-mechanical coupling in infusion processes

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1646-1654

  Ouahbi, Tariq ^a   Saouab, Abdelghani ^a   Bréard, Joel ^a   Ouagne, Pierre ^a   Chatel, Sylvain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU HAVRE   (France)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); C. Computational modelling; C. Numerical analysis; E. Infusion process; Hydro mechanical coupling

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

AERONAUTIC INDUSTRY; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; HYDRO-MECHANICAL COUPLING; INFUSION PROCESS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 34250321342     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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