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Analysis of an injection/compression liquid composite molding process
Author(s) -
Han Kerang,
Ni Jun,
Toth James,
Lee L. James,
Greene Joseph P.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.10123
Subject(s) - materials science , compression molding , composite material , composite number , transfer molding , molding (decorative) , finite element method , mold , glass fiber , compression (physics) , structural engineering , engineering
The injection/compression liquid composite molding (LCM) process is simulated by using the control/volume finite element method (CV/FEM). The flow in the runner and the fiber‐free areas is simplified by using an equivalent permeability approach. Several molding experiments were conducted using a tub‐shaped mold and the structural reaction injection molding (SRIM) process for a poly(urethane/isocyanurate) matrix and a glass fiber preform. Good agreement is found between the experimental results and the simulation.