Numerical simulation of liquid composite molding processes

Revue Europeenne des Elements

Volumn 14, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 841-865

  Bréard, Joël ^a   Saouab, Abdelghani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU HAVRE   (France)

Author keywords

Convection diffusion; LCM processes; Porous medium; Saturation; THM coupling

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUMERICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

CONVECTION DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT PROCEDURE; HYDRODYNAMIC DISPERSIONS; LCM PROCESS; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING PROCESS; POROUS MEDIUM; THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL COUPLING; THM COUPLING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 34250355500     PISSN: 12506559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/reef.14.841-865     Document Type: Article

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