Post-filling flow in vacuum assisted resin transfer molding processes: Theoretical analysis

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 913-924

  Simacek, Pavel ^a   Heider, Dirk ^a,b   Gillespie Jr , John W ^a,b   Advani, Suresh ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; C. Numerical analysis; E. Resin flow; E. Resin transfer molding

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; C. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; COUPLED PROCESS; DWELL TIME; E. RESIN FLOW; E. RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; EXPLICIT TIME INTEGRATION; FILLING STAGE; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FINITE TIME; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; IN-VACUUM; MOLD FILLING PROCESS; ONEDIMENSIONAL FLOW; POST-FILLING; PRESSURE FIELD; RESIN FLOWS; SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS; TIME AND SPACE; TIME DEPENDENT;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; DEFORMATION; FILLING; INJECTION MOLDING; MOLDS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PREFORMING; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RESINS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; VACUUM;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 67349285771     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.04.018     Document Type: Article

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