Influence of process parameters on filament distribution and blending quality in commingled yarns used for thermoplastic composites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 350-363

  Kravaev, Plamen ^a   Stolyarov, Oleg ^b   Seide, Gunnar ^a   Gries, Thomas ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

commingling; filament distribution; filament recognition; hybrid yarn; image analysis; Thermoplastic composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894053673     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705712446167     Document Type: Article

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