A numerical analysis of thermal conductivity, thermal dispersion, and structural effects in the injection part of the resin transfer molding process

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 375-385

  Layeghi, Mohammad ^a   Karimi, Mohammad ^b   Seyf, Hamid Reza ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fibrous porous medium; Numerical method; Resin transfer molding; Thermal dispersion

Indexed keywords

DARCY-BRINKMAN-FORCHHEIMER MODEL; DISPERSION CONDUCTIVITY; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY EQUATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIBROUS POROUS MEDIUM; FLUID FLOW; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; LOCAL THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM; NUMERICAL RESULTS; POROUS MEDIA; POROUS MEDIUM; RECTANGULAR CHANNEL; RESIN FLOWS; RTM PROCESS; STRUCTURAL EFFECT; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; THERMAL DISPERSION; VELOCITY PROFILES;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; ANISOTROPY; DISPERSIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MOLDING; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; RESINS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; TRANSFER CASES (VEHICLES);

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 77951127104     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v13.i4.80     Document Type: Article

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