Variations in unsaturated flow with flow direction in resin transfer molding: An experimental investigation

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1872-1892

  Tan, Hua ^a   Roy, Tonmoy ^a   Pillai, Krishna M ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Porosity; E. Preform

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC DUAL-SCALE FIBER MATS; FIBER TOWS; INJECTION PRESSURE; TRIAXIAL STITCHED;

FLOW RATE; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POROSITY; PREFORMING;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 34447306003     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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