A method to estimate the accuracy of 1-D flow based permeability measuring devices

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 41, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 2037-2055

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

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

LCM; Liquid composite molding; Permeability; Permeability measurement; Porous medium; Preform; RTM; Unsaturated flow; VARTM

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM PLATING; CALIBRATION; POROUS MATERIALS; PREFORMING;

LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING; PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENT; POROUS MEDIUM; UNSATURATED FLOW;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

EID: 34547525033     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998307074109     Document Type: Article

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