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Mold filling and curing analysis in liquid composite molding
Author(s) -
Lin R. J.,
Lee L. James,
Liou Ming J.
Publication year - 1993
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.750140111
Subject(s) - materials science , transfer molding , composite material , composite number , curing (chemistry) , mold , isothermal process , rheology , molding (decorative) , physics , thermodynamics
Non‐isothermal mold filing and curing experiments of liquid composite molding were carried out in this work. To compare the experimental results with a previously developed numerical simulation model, measurements of volumetric heat transfer coefficient between the resin and the fiber, and characterization of resin kinetics and rheological changes were also conducted. Combined with the previously measured fiber perform permeability, the numerical model provided a good prediction of temperature profiles during molding for a polyurethane/glass fiber composite.