Use of resin transfer molding simulation to predict flow, saturation and compaction in the VARTM process

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 61-68

  Correia, N C ^a   Robitaille, F ^a   Long, A C ^a   Rudd, C D ^a   Simacek P ^b   Advani, S G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; FILLING; FLOW SIMULATION; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOLDS; PREFORMING; RESINS; VACUUM;

ANALYTIC MODELS; COMPACTION FORCES; COMPLEX PARTS; COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING PROCESS; DISTRIBUTION MEDIA; FILL TIME; FILLING PROCESS; FILLING STAGE; INJECTION PROCESS; MOLD CAVITIES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PERMEABILITY CHANGE; PROCESS USE; REINFORCEMENT MATERIALS; RESIN FLOWS; SIMULATION CODE; SIMULATION PACKAGES; THICKNESS VARIATION; TOOL SURFACES; VACUUM ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; VACUUM BAGS;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 78249253669     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2002-39696     Document Type: Conference Paper

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