Prediction of fiber orientation in a rotating compressing and expanding mold

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1405-1413

  Wang, J ^a   Silva, C A ^b   Viana, J C ^b   Van Hattum, F W J ^b   Cunha, A M ^b   Tucker III, C L ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; FOUNTAINS; INJECTION MOLDING; MOLDS; POLYPROPYLENES;

COMPRESSION-EXPANSION; FIBRE ALIGNMENTS; FIBRE ORIENTATION; FLOW ORIENTATIONS; FOUNTAIN FLOW; HELE-SHAW; MOULD WALLS; ORIENTATION PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE MODELS; THERMOMECHANICAL HISTORY;

FORECASTING;

EID: 47749151106     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20979     Document Type: Article

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