A general model for the permeability of fibrous porous media based on fluid flow simulations using the lattice Boltzmann method

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 860-869

  Nabovati, Aydin ^a   Llewellin, Edward W ^b   Sousa, Antonio C M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; B. Mechanical properties; C. Computational modelling; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM)

Indexed keywords

A. FIBRES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; C. COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; CYLINDER ARRAYS; DARCY LAW; E. RESIN TRANSFER MOULDING (RTM); EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIBROUS MEDIA; FIBROUS POROUS MEDIA; FLOWTHROUGH; FLUID FLOW; FLUID FLOW ANALYSIS; FLUID FLOW SIMULATION; GENERAL MODEL; HYDROCARBON RECOVERY; ISOTROPIC MEDIUM; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; LEVEL STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL DATA; PERMEABILITY INCREASE; PERMEABILITY TENSORS; POROUS MEDIA; RESIN TRANSFER MOULDING; SCALAR VALUES; SEMI-EMPIRICAL; UNDERGROUND WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CAPILLARITY; DROP FORMATION; FIBERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDING; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS; SIMULATORS; TENSORS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VOID FRACTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FILTRATION;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 67349286500     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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