Prediction of melt flow and spread of thermoplastic objects with the particle finite element method

Fire Safety Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 291-302

  Oñate, Eugenio ^a   Rossi, Riccardo ^a   Idelsohn, Sergio R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING CIMNE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Melt flow; Melt spread; Particle finite element method; Thermoplastic objects

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIRE CONDITION; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; INCREMENTAL-ITERATIVE SCHEMES; KEY FEATURE; MELT FLOW; MELT SPREAD; MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; NON-LINEAR; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PARTICLE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYMER PARTICLES; STANDARD FINITE ELEMENT; THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS; UPDATED LAGRANGIAN DESCRIPTION;

FIRES; MELTING; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 80455158053     PISSN: 18174299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.9-291     Document Type: Conference Paper

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