Modeling and simulation of voids and saturation in liquid composite molding processes

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 658-668

  Park, Chung Hae ^a   Lebel, Aurélie ^a   Saouab, Abdelghani ^a   Bréard, Joël ^a   Lee, Woo Il ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU HAVRE   (France)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Defects; C. Numerical analysis; E. Liquid composite molding (LCM)

Indexed keywords

AIR VENTS; B. DEFECTS; BUBBLE COMPRESSION; C. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; DEGREE OF SATURATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIBER TOWS; FLOW FRONT; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOLDING PROCESS; MACRO PORES; MATRIX COMPOSITE; MICROPORES; MODELING AND SIMULATION; MOLD FILLING; PARTIALLY SATURATED; SIMULATION RESULT; VOID CONTENTS; VOID FORMATION; VOID MIGRATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFECTS; LIQUIDS; MOLDING; MOLDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; VACUUM DEPOSITION;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 79953667763     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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