Modeling and analysis of thickness gradient and variations in vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding process

Polymer Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 473-482

  Li, Jing ^a   Zhang, Chuck ^a   Liang, Richard ^a   Wang, Ben ^a   Walsh, Shawn ^b  

^a FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INJECTION MOLDING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

RESIN TRANSFER; THICKNESS GRADIENTS;

RESINS;

EID: 43949105875     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20439     Document Type: Article

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