Fast liquid composite molding simulation of unsaturated flow in dual-scale fiber mats using the imbibition characteristics of a fabric-based unit cell

Polymer Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1790-1807

  Tan, Hua ^a   Pillai, Krishna M ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURES; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; DARCY'S LAW; FIBER MAT; FITTING PARAMETERS; GAP FLOWS; ISOTHERMAL FLOWS; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING PROCESS; MASS BALANCE EQUATIONS; MICRO-FLOW; MICROFLOWS; MOLD-FILLING; NEW APPROACHES; PRESSURE HISTORY; SATURATION DISTRIBUTION; SINK FUNCTION; STAND -ALONE; UNIT CELLS; UNSATURATED FLOWS; VOLUME ALGORITHMS;

INLET FLOW; LIQUIDS; MOLDING; MOLDS;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 78349276537     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20971     Document Type: Article

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