Analysis of pressure profile and flow progression in the vacuum infusion process

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1458-1464

  Modi, Dhiren ^a   Johnson, Michael ^a   Long, Andrew ^a   Rudd, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Liquid composite moulding; Polymer matrix composites (A); Textile composites (A); Transport properties (B); Vacuum Infusion

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FORMULATIONS; ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOULDING; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (A); PRESSURE PROFILES; RECTILINEAR FLOWS; SET-UPS; START OF INJECTIONS; TEXTILE COMPOSITES (A); VACUUM INFUSION; VACUUM INFUSION PROCESS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FORECASTING; LIQUIDS; MOLDING; REINFORCEMENT; TEXTILE PROCESSING; TEXTILES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VACUUM;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FLUID FLOW; MATRIX; MOLDING; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 67349199976     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.05.026     Document Type: Article

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