Permeability prediction for the meso-macro coupling in the simulation of the impregnation stage of Resin Transfer Moulding

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-35

  Verleye, B ^a   Lomov, S V ^a   Long, A ^b   Verpoest, I ^a   Roose, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Fabric textiles; A. Textile composite; E. Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM); Multi scale modelling

Indexed keywords

2D SIMULATIONS; APPROXIMATE MODEL; DARCY EQUATIONS; DISCRETISATION; E. RESIN TRANSFER MOULDINGS; FINITE DIFFERENCE; LOCAL DEFORMATIONS; MACRO SCALE; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE SIMULATION; MULTI-SCALE MODELLING; PERMEABILITY PREDICTION; RESIN TRANSFER MOULDING; STOKES EQUATIONS; TEXTILE COMPOSITE; TEXTILE REINFORCEMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CAPILLARITY; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; FLOW SIMULATION; IMPREGNATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOLDING; REINFORCEMENT; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS; TEXTILE PROCESSING; TEXTILES;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 71549169888     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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