Resin flow analysis with fiber preform deformation in through thickness direction during Compression Resin Transfer Molding

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 881-887

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); C. Computational modeling; Compression Resin Transfer Molding; E. Resin flow

Indexed keywords

C. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; EMPTY SPACE; FLOW FRONT; MOLD SURFACES; NON-DIMENSIONAL PARAMETERS; NONDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESIN FLOWS; RESIN LAYERS; SECOND PHASE; THICKNESS DIRECTION; THREE PHASIS;

COMPACTION; COMPRESSION MOLDING; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; DEFORMATION; MOLDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PREFORMING; RESINS;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 77951253090     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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