Flow analysis during compression of partially impregnated fiber preform under controlled force

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 725-733

  Merotte, Justin ^a   Simacek, Pavel ^a   Advani, Suresh G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Resin transfer molding; C. Modeling; Compression RTM

Indexed keywords

APPLIED FORCES; B. RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; CYCLE TIME; DRY FIBERS; FLOW ANALYSIS; FLOW BEHAVIORS; FLOW FRONT; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HIGH-VOLUME PRODUCTION; MAIN PROCESS; NET SHAPE; NON-LINEAR; NONDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; ONEDIMENSIONAL FLOW; PREDICTIVE PROCESS; PROCESS TIME; RESIN FLOWS; RESIN INJECTION; THREE PHASIS;

COMPRESSION MOLDING; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; MOLDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PREFORMING; RESINS;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

COMPRESSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PLASTIC; PREFORM; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 77950537557     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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