Finite element modelling of thermally bonded nonwovens: Effect of manufacturing parameters on tensile stiffness

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 64, Issue , 2012, Pages 192-197

  Sabuncuoglu, Baris ^a   Acar, Memis ^a   Silberschmidt, Vadim V ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Parametric finite element modelling; Thermally bonded nonwovens; Truss elements

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONAL PARAMETERS; FIBRE LENGTH; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FINITE ELEMENT TECHNIQUES; MANUFACTURING PARAMETERS; MODELLING METHOD; NONWOVEN MATERIALS; NONWOVENS; PARAMETRIC FINITE ELEMENTS; PARAMETRIC MODELLING; TENSILE STIFFNESS; TRUSS ELEMENTS; UNIQUE FEATURES;

NONWOVEN FABRICS; STIFFNESS; WEAVING;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84865460262     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.02.043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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