Analysis of an injection/compression liquid composite molding process

Kerang Han, N. I. Jun, James Toth, L. James Lee*, Joseph P. Greene

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)487-496
Number of pages10
JournalPolymer Composites
Volume19
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

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