Similarity relations of resin flow in resin transfer molding process

Advanced Composite Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-152

  Um, Moon Kwang ^a   Byun, Joon Hyung ^a   Daniel, Isaac M ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Material Science   (South Korea)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Pressure relation; Relation of flow front advancement time; Resin transfer molding; Similarity relations of flow field; Velocity relation

Indexed keywords

FLOW FRONT; FLOW INDUCED; INJECTION CONDITIONS; LIQUID MOLDING; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MOLD CAVITIES; MOLD FILLING; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; POROUS MEDIUM; RELATION OF FLOW FRONT ADVANCEMENT TIME; RESIN FLOWS; SIMILARITY RELATIONS; SIMILARITY RELATIONS OF FLOW FIELD; SIMILARITY SOLUTION; VELOCITY RELATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; FLOW FIELDS; MOLDING; MOLDS; POROUS MATERIALS; RESINS;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 68249152306     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: 15685519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855109X428745     Document Type: Article

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