Modeling of the filling process during resin injection/compression molding

Advanced Composite Materials: The Official Journal of the Japan Society of Composite Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-221

  Chang, Chih Yuan ^a  

^a KAO YUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Filling process; Injection compression molding; Resin transfer molding

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPRESSION MOLDING; FILLING; FLOW FIELDS; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

FILLING PROCESS; INJECTED RESINS; RESIN INJECTION TIME; STOKES APPROXIMATION;

MOLDS;

EID: 34547951716     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: 15685519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855107781393759     Document Type: Article

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