Analysis of bubble nucleation and growth in the pultrusion process of phenolic foam composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 202-208

  Yun, Myung Seok ^a   Lee, Woo Il ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMC); B. Modelling; C. Computational simulation; E. Pultrusion

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; DICHLOROMETHANE; FOAMED PLASTICS; GLASS FIBERS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; PULTRUSION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BUBBLE GROWTH; PHENOLIC FOAM COMPOSITES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FOAM; GLASS FIBER; MATRIX; NUCLEATION; PULTRUSION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHETIC RESIN;

EID: 35448980257     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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